Female homicide victims in Belgium
Belgium: Female homicide victims was 11 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
11
Change on year
down 80.0%
World rank
85th
of 138 countries
All-time high
132.11
in 2002
All-time low
11
in 2021
Years of data
21
2000–2021
Female homicide victims in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.38 | 71.37 | 132.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.09 | 55 | 105 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 compare
- 82 Hong Kong 13 compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 13 compare
- 85 Armenia 11 compare
- 85 Fiji 11 compare
- 85 Ireland 11 compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 11 compare
More gender data for Belgium
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,851 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Belgium?
- Female homicide victims in Belgium was 11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 132.11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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