Female homicide rate in Uganda
Uganda: Female homicide rate was 3 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Uganda, 2008–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Uganda is 3 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Uganda peaked at 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2008.
Uganda ranks 30th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 27 Uruguay 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Nicaragua 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Iraq 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Latvia 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Costa Rica 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Kenya 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Uganda?
- Female homicide rate in Uganda was 3 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for female homicide rate?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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 .