Female homicide rate in Slovenia
Slovenia: Female homicide rate was 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Slovenia, 2004–2023
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
Slovenia recorded 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
The figure is down 40.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Slovenia peaked at 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1926 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Slovenia ranks 123rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6875 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 0.9811 homicides per 100,000 population | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2939 homicides per 100,000 population | -70.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7826 homicides per 100,000 population | +166.3% |
| 2008 | 0.488 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6807 homicides per 100,000 population | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7752 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6764 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5786 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.289 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5779 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1926 homicides per 100,000 population | -81.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8671 homicides per 100,000 population | +350.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4815 homicides per 100,000 population | -44.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6726 homicides per 100,000 population | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5728 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5699 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4746 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.1% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 41% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 42% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +350.3% | 0.1926 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8671 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6523 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2939 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9811 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.617 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1926 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4754 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5728 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 120 United Kingdom 0.3162 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 121 Montenegro 0.3042 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 0.2992 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 124 Palestine 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Japan 0.2262 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0.2011 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Slovenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 279.92 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,819 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,819 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0231 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 8,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 8,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Slovenia?
- Female homicide rate in Slovenia was 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1926 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Slovenia rank for female homicide rate?
- Slovenia ranks 123rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .