Female homicide victims in Belgium
Belgium: Female homicide victims was 11 homicides in 2021. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Belgium, 2000–2021
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
Belgium recorded 11 homicides for female homicide victims in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Belgium peaked at 132.11 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11 homicides, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 85th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Belgium, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.33 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 102.81 homicides | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 132.11 homicides | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 94.24 homicides | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 126.47 homicides | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 92.2 homicides | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 87.79 homicides | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 87.36 homicides | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.37 homicides | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 76.16 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 69.46 homicides | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 92.34 homicides | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 77.27 homicides | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 98.77 homicides | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 81.05 homicides | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 105 homicides | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 67 homicides | -36.2% |
| 2017 | 92 homicides | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 73 homicides | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 55 homicides | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 11 homicides | -80.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 11 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 61% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 11 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 47% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.38 homicides | 71.37 homicides | 132.11 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.09 homicides | 55 homicides | 105 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 homicides | 11 homicides | 11 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 homicides compare
- 82 Hong Kong 13 homicides compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 13 homicides compare
- 85 Armenia 11 homicides compare
- 85 Fiji 11 homicides compare
- 85 Ireland 11 homicides compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 11 homicides compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Belgium?
- Female homicide victims in Belgium was 11 homicides in 2021, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 132.11 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 homicides in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for female homicide victims?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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 .