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Female homicide rate in New Zealand

New Zealand: Female homicide rate was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 80.5%
World rank
71st
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.32 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2002
All-time low
0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Female homicide rate in New Zealand, 1995–2022

00.511.51995200820221995: 0.605 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 0.859 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.543 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.69 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.573 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.812 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.881 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.67 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.931 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.528 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.594 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.683 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.922 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.535 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.769 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.548 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female homicide rate in New Zealand is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female homicide rate in New Zealand peaked at 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.

New Zealand ranks 71st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Female homicide rate in New Zealand, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1995 0.6047 homicides per 100,000 population —
1996 0.8588 homicides per 100,000 population +42.0%
1997 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population +44.8%
1998 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population -10.7%
1999 0.5429 homicides per 100,000 population -51.1%
2000 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population +95.1%
2001 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population +0.8%
2002 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population +23.6%
2003 0.6899 homicides per 100,000 population -47.7%
2004 0.5734 homicides per 100,000 population -16.9%
2005 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population +121.1%
2006 0.8121 homicides per 100,000 population -35.9%
2007 0.8808 homicides per 100,000 population +8.5%
2008 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population +19.9%
2009 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population +7.6%
2010 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population -10.8%
2011 0.6696 homicides per 100,000 population -33.9%
2012 0.9313 homicides per 100,000 population +39.1%
2013 0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population -43.3%
2014 0.5939 homicides per 100,000 population +12.6%
2015 0.6831 homicides per 100,000 population +15.0%
2016 0.9219 homicides per 100,000 population +35.0%
2017 0.5348 homicides per 100,000 population -42.0%
2018 0.7689 homicides per 100,000 population +43.8%
2019 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population +70.8%
2020 0.5483 homicides per 100,000 population -58.2%
2021 0.6221 homicides per 100,000 population +13.4%
2022 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population +80.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.872 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5429 homicides per 100,000 population 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population 5
2000s 0.9863 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5734 homicides per 100,000 population 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.7958 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5483 homicides per 100,000 population 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 68 Georgia 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 69 Philippines 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 70 Thailand 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 72 Uzbekistan 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 73 Kuwait 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 74 Canada 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female homicide rate in New Zealand?
Female homicide rate in New Zealand was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002.
What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5276 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
How does New Zealand rank for female homicide rate?
New Zealand ranks 71st out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
Is female homicide rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
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