Female homicide victims in Austria
Austria: Female homicide victims was 45 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Austria, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Austria is 45 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Austria peaked at 53.57 homicides in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17 homicides, in 2015.
That places Austria 57th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.81 homicides | 31.76 homicides | 52.43 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.31 homicides | 23.4 homicides | 53.57 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6 homicides | 17 homicides | 44 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.75 homicides | 37 homicides | 45 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 54 homicides compare
- 55 Guyana 49 homicides compare
- 56 Mongolia 46 homicides compare
- 57 Czechia 45 homicides compare
- 59 Netherlands 41 homicides compare
- 59 Puerto Rico 41 homicides compare
More gender data for Austria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 42,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 44,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Austria?
- Female homicide victims in Austria was 45 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.57 homicides in 2000.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 homicides in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for female homicide victims?
- Austria ranks 57th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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 .