Female homicide victims in Egypt
Egypt: Female homicide victims was 296 homicides in 2021. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Egypt, 2004–2021
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
Egypt recorded 296 homicides for female homicide victims in 2021.
That represents a change of up 79.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Egypt peaked at 331 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52 homicides, in 2004.
That places Egypt 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Egypt, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52 homicides | — |
| 2005 | 63 homicides | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 144 homicides | +128.6% |
| 2007 | 163 homicides | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 110.42 homicides | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 193 homicides | +74.8% |
| 2010 | 197 homicides | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 331 homicides | +68.0% |
| 2012 | 261.87 homicides | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 165 homicides | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 296 homicides | +79.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 296 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189.5 homicides, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 296 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20 homicides, 14.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.9 homicides | 52 homicides | 193 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 263.29 homicides | 197 homicides | 331 homicides | 3 |
| 2020s | 230.5 homicides | 165 homicides | 296 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Egypt?
- Female homicide victims in Egypt was 296 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 331 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 homicides in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for female homicide victims?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 .