Female homicide victims in Algeria
Algeria: Female homicide victims was 105 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Algeria, 2012–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide victims in Algeria stood at 105 homicides.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 169.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Algeria peaked at 160 homicides in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39 homicides, in 2013.
That places Algeria 43rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52 homicides | — |
| 2013 | 39 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 85.48 homicides | +119.2% |
| 2015 | 71 homicides | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 75 homicides | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 56 homicides | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 86 homicides | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 86 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 122 homicides | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 160 homicides | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 112 homicides | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 105 homicides | -6.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 105 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 105 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20 homicides, 5.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.81 homicides | 39 homicides | 86 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 124.75 homicides | 105 homicides | 160 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 36,736 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 36,736 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Algeria?
- Female homicide victims in Algeria was 105 homicides 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 victims recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 160 homicides in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 homicides in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for female homicide victims?
- Algeria ranks 43rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 .