Female homicide rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Female homicide rate was 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Tanzania, 2010–2020
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
Tanzania recorded 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2020.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Tanzania peaked at 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Tanzania 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.42 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 2 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population, 65% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 51 Tonga 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Lithuania 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Belarus 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Grenada 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 56 Panama 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 57 Türkiye 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Tanzania?
- Female homicide rate in Tanzania was 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Tanzania rank for female homicide rate?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 .