Female homicide rate in Tonga
Tonga: Female homicide rate was 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Tonga, 2000–2019
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Tonga is 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Tonga peaked at 5.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Tonga 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2002 | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 5.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +198.8% |
| 2010 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.924 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Ukraine 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Cuba 1.86 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
- 54 Tanzania 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Tonga?
- Female homicide rate in Tonga was 1.84 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for female homicide rate?
- Tonga ranks 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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 .