Female homicide victims in Korea
Korea: Female homicide victims was 120 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Korea, 2011–2023
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
Korea recorded 120 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Korea peaked at 219 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 120 homicides, in 2021.
That places Korea 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Korea, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 217.08 homicides | — |
| 2012 | 219 homicides | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 182 homicides | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 193 homicides | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 198 homicides | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 193 homicides | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 153 homicides | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 154 homicides | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 154 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 138 homicides | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 120 homicides | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 129 homicides | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 120 homicides | -7.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 120 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 6.7× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Korea's 120 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.5 homicides, 3.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 184.79 homicides | 153 homicides | 219 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 126.75 homicides | 120 homicides | 138 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Korea?
- Female homicide victims in Korea was 120 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 219 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 homicides in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for female homicide victims?
- Korea ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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 .