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Female homicide rate in Portugal

Portugal: Female homicide rate was 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.44 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
113th
of 138 countries
All-time high
0.9483 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
All-time low
0.3364 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
29
1994–2022

Female homicide rate in Portugal, 1994–2022

00.20.40.60.811994200820221994: 0.775 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 0.67 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 0.512 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 0.54 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 0.599 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.629 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 0.674 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 0.468 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 0.692 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.615 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.723 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.603 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.774 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.943 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.656 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.687 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.755 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.71 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.752 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.948 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.881 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.583 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.336 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.441 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.504 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.604 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.619 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.459 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.44 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

Portugal recorded 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2022.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Portugal peaked at 0.9483 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3364 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.

That places Portugal 113th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Female homicide rate in Portugal, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1994 0.7753 homicides per 100,000 population —
1995 0.6703 homicides per 100,000 population -13.5%
1996 0.5119 homicides per 100,000 population -23.6%
1997 0.5398 homicides per 100,000 population +5.5%
1998 0.5985 homicides per 100,000 population +10.9%
1999 0.6289 homicides per 100,000 population +5.1%
2000 0.6743 homicides per 100,000 population +7.2%
2001 0.4683 homicides per 100,000 population -30.6%
2002 0.6918 homicides per 100,000 population +47.7%
2003 0.6152 homicides per 100,000 population -11.1%
2004 0.7229 homicides per 100,000 population +17.5%
2005 0.6032 homicides per 100,000 population -16.6%
2006 0.7739 homicides per 100,000 population +28.3%
2007 0.943 homicides per 100,000 population +21.9%
2008 0.6557 homicides per 100,000 population -30.5%
2009 0.6873 homicides per 100,000 population +4.8%
2010 0.7547 homicides per 100,000 population +9.8%
2011 0.71 homicides per 100,000 population -5.9%
2012 0.7518 homicides per 100,000 population +5.9%
2013 0.9483 homicides per 100,000 population +26.1%
2014 0.881 homicides per 100,000 population -7.1%
2015 0.5825 homicides per 100,000 population -33.9%
2016 0.3364 homicides per 100,000 population -42.2%
2017 0.4411 homicides per 100,000 population +31.1%
2018 0.5036 homicides per 100,000 population +14.2%
2019 0.6035 homicides per 100,000 population +19.8%
2020 0.6186 homicides per 100,000 population +2.5%
2021 0.4591 homicides per 100,000 population -25.8%
2022 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population -4.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 63% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6208 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5119 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7753 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2000s 0.6835 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4683 homicides per 100,000 population 0.943 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.6513 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3364 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9483 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.5059 homicides per 100,000 population 0.44 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6186 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 110 Spain 0.4552 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 111 Netherlands 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 112 Croatia 0.4461 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 114 Ireland 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 115 Turkmenistan 0.4099 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 116 Italy 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female homicide rate in Portugal?
Female homicide rate in Portugal was 0.44 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9483 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for female homicide rate?
Portugal ranks 113th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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