Female homicide victims by country
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .
Countries reporting
133
Highest
16,379 homicides
India
Lowest
0 homicides
Vatican
Median
29 homicides
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,732
What the numbers show
Female homicide victims is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 16,379 homicides in India; the lowest is 0 homicides in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 29 homicides, and the mean is 375.2 homicides.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Female homicide victims: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 16,379 homicides | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 4,359 homicides | 2023 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 3 | Brazil | 4,202 homicides | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 3,914 homicides | 2022 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 3,739 homicides | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 2,046 homicides | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 912 homicides | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela | 788 homicides | 2017 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 737 homicides | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 733 homicides | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 11 | Kenya | 725 homicides | 2022 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 674 homicides | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 665 homicides | 2021 | up 140.1% | rising |
| 14 | Guatemala | 618 homicides | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 600 homicides | 2023 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 540.66 homicides | 2013 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 531 homicides | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 18 | Haiti | 513 homicides | 2023 | up 632.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 461 homicides | 2017 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 405 homicides | 2023 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 403.54 homicides | 2014 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 374 homicides | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 362 homicides | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 296 homicides | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 249 homicides | 2019 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 26 | France | 248 homicides | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 26 | Myanmar | 248 homicides | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 214 homicides | 2021 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 29 | Canada | 205 homicides | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 200 homicides | 2022 | — | falling |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 179 homicides | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia | 155 homicides | 2023 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 145 homicides | 2022 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 34 | Japan | 144 homicides | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 138 homicides | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 134 homicides | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 122 homicides | 2023 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 38 | South Korea | 120 homicides | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 118 homicides | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 39 | Jamaica | 118 homicides | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 41 | Spain | 111 homicides | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 108 homicides | 2021 | up 95.6% | flat |
| 43 | Cuba | 105 homicides | 2019 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 43 | Algeria | 105 homicides | 2023 | up 169.2% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 88 homicides | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 87 homicides | 2019 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 71 homicides | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 71 homicides | 2023 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 71 homicides | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 71 homicides | 2022 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 65 homicides | 2024 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 51 | Romania | 65 homicides | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 56 homicides | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54 homicides | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 49 homicides | 2023 | up 63.3% | flat |
| 56 | Mongolia | 46 homicides | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 57 | Austria | 45 homicides | 2023 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 57 | Czechia | 45 homicides | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 59 | Netherlands | 41 homicides | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 41 homicides | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | 40 homicides | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 62 | Panama | 38 homicides | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 63 | Sweden | 33 homicides | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 31 homicides | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 31 homicides | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 66 | Lebanon | 29 homicides | 2020 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 66 | Latvia | 29 homicides | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 29 homicides | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 69 | Switzerland | 28 homicides | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 27 homicides | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 71 | Georgia | 24 homicides | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 24 homicides | 2022 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 23 homicides | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 23 homicides | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 22 homicides | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 21 homicides | 2023 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 21 homicides | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 78 | Greece | 18 homicides | 2023 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 78 | Kuwait | 18 homicides | 2020 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 78 | Norway | 18 homicides | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 81 | Denmark | 17 homicides | 2023 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 homicides | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 82 | Hong Kong | 13 homicides | 2023 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 13 homicides | 2015 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 11 homicides | 2022 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 11 homicides | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 11 homicides | 2021 | down 88.1% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 11 homicides | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 90 | Bahamas | 10 homicides | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 10 homicides | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 10 homicides | 2020 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 93 | Albania | 9 homicides | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 9 homicides | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 9 homicides | 2020 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 9 homicides | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 9 homicides | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 9 homicides | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 8 homicides | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Palestine | 7 homicides | 2022 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 100 | Suriname | 7 homicides | 2023 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 102 | Estonia | 6 homicides | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Reunion | 5.83 homicides | 2009 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 105 | Bhutan | 5 homicides | 2020 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 5 homicides | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 homicides | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Curacao | 3 homicides | 2007 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 109 | Dominica | 3 homicides | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | 3 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 112 | Seychelles | 2.46 homicides | 2014 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 2 homicides | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Brunei | 2 homicides | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 homicides | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Macao | 2 homicides | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 2 homicides | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 113 | Singapore | 2 homicides | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 113 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 homicides | 2012 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 1 homicides | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 1 homicides | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 1 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 1 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Tonga | 1 homicides | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 121 | British Virgin Islands | 1 homicides | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Montserrat | 1 homicides | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Aruba | 0 homicides | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Andorra | 0 homicides | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Bermuda | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 0 homicides | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | San Marino | 0 homicides | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 homicides | 2011 | — | flat |
| 130 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 homicides | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Anguilla | 0 homicides | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Vatican | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .