Female homicide rate in Portugal
Portugal: Female homicide rate was 0.44 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.44
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
112th
of 136 countries
All-time high
0.9483
in 2013
All-time low
0.3364
in 2016
Years of data
29
1994β2022
Female homicide rate in Portugal, 1994β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.44 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 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3364, in 2016.
That places Portugal 112th out of 136 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6208 | 0.5119 | 0.7753 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6835 | 0.4683 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6513 | 0.3364 | 0.9483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5059 | 0.44 | 0.6186 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 109 Spain 0.4552 compare
- 110 Netherlands, The 0.4502 compare
- 111 Croatia, Republic of 0.4461 compare
- 113 Ireland 0.4192 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 0.4099 compare
- 115 Italy 0.3877 compare
More gender data for Portugal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 40,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 42,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Portugal?
- Female homicide rate in Portugal was 0.44 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9483 in 2013.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for female homicide rate?
- Portugal ranks 112th out of 136 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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