Female homicide rate in Turkey
Turkey: Female homicide rate was 1.68 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.68
Change on year
up 56.8%
World rank
57th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.77
in 2004
All-time low
0.8972
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2023
Female homicide rate in Turkey, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide rate in Turkey stood at 1.68.
That represents a change of up 56.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Turkey peaked at 1.77 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8972, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 57th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.74 | — |
| 2004 | 1.77 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.74 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.74 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9468 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8972 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | +56.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.68 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.77 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.9468 | 1.74 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.8972 | 1.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Turkey?
- Female homicide rate in Turkey was 1.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2004.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8972 in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for female homicide rate?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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