Female homicide victims in India
India: Female homicide victims was 16,379 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16,379
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
1st
of 138 countries
All-time high
18,731
in 2011
All-time low
14,473
in 2003
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Female homicide victims in India, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 16,379 for female homicide victims in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in India peaked at 18,731 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,473, in 2003.
India ranks 1st of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,663 | 14,663 | 14,663 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15,750 | 14,473 | 17,854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,911 | 17,089 | 18,731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,677 | 16,379 | 17,012 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 United States 4,359 compare
- 3 Brazil 4,202 compare
- 4 South Africa 3,914 compare
More gender data for India
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in India?
- Female homicide victims in India was 16,379 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18,731 in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,473 in 2003.
- How does India rank for female homicide victims?
- India ranks 1st out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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