Female homicide victims in Greece
Greece: Female homicide victims was 18 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 18 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Greece peaked at 53.96 homicides in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18 homicides, in 2023.
Greece ranks 78th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.45 homicides | 30.18 homicides | 53.96 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.24 homicides | 22 homicides | 44.37 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.9 homicides | 19 homicides | 50 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.75 homicides | 18 homicides | 45 homicides | 4 |
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More gender data for Greece
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 38,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 40,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Greece?
- Female homicide victims in Greece was 18 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 53.96 homicides in 1996.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 homicides in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for female homicide victims?
- Greece ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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 .