Female homicide rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female homicide rate was 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Sri Lanka, 2008–2019
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
In 2019, female homicide rate in Sri Lanka stood at 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9918 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8979 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +140.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 42 Fiji 2.36 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Suriname 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 El Salvador 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Paraguay 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Sri Lanka?
- Female homicide rate in Sri Lanka was 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7643 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female homicide rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 .