Female homicide victims in Lithuania
Lithuania: Female homicide victims was 27 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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
Lithuania recorded 27 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Lithuania peaked at 152.68 homicides in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17 homicides, in 2018.
Lithuania ranks 70th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 100.2 homicides | — |
| 1994 | 122.56 homicides | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 152.68 homicides | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 116.56 homicides | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 115.2 homicides | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 91.35 homicides | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 91.56 homicides | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 101.88 homicides | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 89.24 homicides | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 69.71 homicides | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 103.61 homicides | +48.6% |
| 2004 | 130 homicides | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 100 homicides | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 75 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 72 homicides | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 81 homicides | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 64 homicides | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 75 homicides | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 66 homicides | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 53 homicides | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 60 homicides | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 53 homicides | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 49 homicides | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 46 homicides | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 26 homicides | -43.5% |
| 2018 | 17 homicides | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 22 homicides | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 29 homicides | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 22 homicides | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 29 homicides | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 27 homicides | -6.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 27 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 1.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 27 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.87 homicides | 91.35 homicides | 152.68 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.64 homicides | 64 homicides | 130 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7 homicides | 17 homicides | 75 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.75 homicides | 22 homicides | 29 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More gender data for Lithuania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 361.11 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,345 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,345 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Lithuania?
- Female homicide victims in Lithuania was 27 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 152.68 homicides in 1995.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 homicides in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for female homicide victims?
- Lithuania ranks 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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 .