Female homicide victims in Albania
Albania: Female homicide victims was 9 homicides in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide victims in Albania, 1992–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, female homicide victims in Albania stood at 9 homicides.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Albania peaked at 177 homicides in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7 homicides, in 2009.
Albania ranks 93rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide victims in Albania, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14 homicides | — |
| 1993 | 16 homicides | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 12 homicides | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 26 homicides | +116.7% |
| 1996 | 28 homicides | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 177 homicides | +532.1% |
| 1998 | 87 homicides | -50.8% |
| 1999 | 65 homicides | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 13 homicides | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 39 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 39 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 homicides | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 19 homicides | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 21 homicides | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 23 homicides | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 24 homicides | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 19 homicides | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 7 homicides | -63.2% |
| 2010 | 11 homicides | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 18 homicides | +63.6% |
| 2012 | 26 homicides | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 20 homicides | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 12 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 16 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 17 homicides | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 13 homicides | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 15 homicides | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 13 homicides | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 9 homicides | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 12 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 8 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 12 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 9 homicides | -25.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 9 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Albania's 9 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 38% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +532.1% | 28 homicides | 177 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.12 homicides | 12 homicides | 177 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.5 homicides | 7 homicides | 39 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1 homicides | 11 homicides | 26 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 homicides | 8 homicides | 12 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 90 Bahamas 10 homicides compare
- 90 Mauritius 10 homicides compare
- 90 Tajikistan 10 homicides compare
- 93 Belize 9 homicides compare
- 93 Cape Verde 9 homicides compare
- 93 Croatia 9 homicides compare
- 93 North Macedonia 9 homicides compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 9 homicides compare
More gender data for Albania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 395.13 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,277 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,277 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2733 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 13,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Albania?
- Female homicide victims in Albania was 9 homicides in 2024, 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 victims recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 177 homicides in 1997.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 homicides in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for female homicide victims?
- Albania ranks 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .