Female homicide rate in Palestine
Palestine: Female homicide rate was 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Palestine, 2010–2022
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 Palestine is 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Palestine peaked at 0.5488 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1228 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
Palestine ranks 124th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Palestine, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4764 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.1515 homicides per 100,000 population | -68.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1888 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3073 homicides per 100,000 population | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2092 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1228 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2805 homicides per 100,000 population | +128.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5488 homicides per 100,000 population | +95.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3451 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5099 homicides per 100,000 population, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2481 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1228 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4764 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3854 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5488 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 121 Montenegro 0.3042 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 0.2992 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Slovenia 0.2845 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Japan 0.2262 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0.2011 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 127 Belgium 0.1875 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Palestine?
- Female homicide rate in Palestine was 0.2624 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5488 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1228 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for female homicide rate?
- Palestine ranks 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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 .