Female homicide victims in Fiji
Fiji: Female homicide victims was 11 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Fiji, 2005–2023
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 Fiji is 11 homicides, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Fiji peaked at 29 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6 homicides, in 2010.
Fiji ranks 85th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Fiji, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 12 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 18 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 10 homicides | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 8 homicides | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 9 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 7 homicides | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 8 homicides | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 12 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 19 homicides | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 14 homicides | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 29 homicides | +107.1% |
| 2023 | 11 homicides | -62.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 11 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 11 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.5 homicides, 29% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4 homicides | 8 homicides | 18 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4 homicides | 6 homicides | 12 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.25 homicides | 11 homicides | 29 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 homicides compare
- 82 Hong Kong 13 homicides compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 13 homicides compare
- 85 Armenia 11 homicides compare
- 85 Belgium 11 homicides compare
- 85 Ireland 11 homicides compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 11 homicides compare
More gender data for Fiji
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 241.74 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8779 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 711.37 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 711.37 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8456 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,808 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,791 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Fiji?
- Female homicide victims in Fiji was 11 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 29 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 homicides in 2010.
- How does Fiji rank for female homicide victims?
- Fiji ranks 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 .