Female homicide victims in Canada
Canada: Female homicide victims was 205 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Canada, 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
In 2023, female homicide victims in Canada stood at 205 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Canada peaked at 276.39 homicides in 1991 and was at its lowest, 147 homicides, in 2008.
That places Canada 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Canada, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 236 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 276.39 homicides | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 238.19 homicides | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 199.94 homicides | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 204.65 homicides | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 190.87 homicides | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 207.2 homicides | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 198.51 homicides | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 185.53 homicides | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 166.83 homicides | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 149 homicides | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 162.29 homicides | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 207 homicides | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 156.43 homicides | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 200 homicides | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 180 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 162 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 166 homicides | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 147 homicides | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 162 homicides | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 155 homicides | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 180 homicides | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 157 homicides | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 151 homicides | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 154 homicides | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 179 homicides | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 155 homicides | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 173 homicides | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 168 homicides | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 155 homicides | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 181 homicides | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 202 homicides | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 206 homicides | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 205 homicides | -0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 205 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 11.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.41 homicides | 166.83 homicides | 276.39 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.17 homicides | 147 homicides | 207 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.7 homicides | 151 homicides | 180 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.5 homicides | 181 homicides | 206 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Canada?
- Female homicide victims in Canada was 205 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 276.39 homicides in 1991.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 147 homicides in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for female homicide victims?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 .