Female homicide victims in Moldova
Moldova: Female homicide victims was 21 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Moldova, 1991–2023
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
Moldova recorded 21 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Moldova peaked at 126.52 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12 homicides, in 2021.
That places Moldova 76th 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 33 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Moldova, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.92 homicides | — |
| 1992 | 126.2 homicides | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 112.99 homicides | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 103.77 homicides | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 93.93 homicides | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 112.73 homicides | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 106.31 homicides | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 90.58 homicides | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 98.23 homicides | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 120.28 homicides | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 120.17 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 126.52 homicides | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 107.28 homicides | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 92.33 homicides | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 100 homicides | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 76 homicides | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 68 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 91 homicides | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 71 homicides | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 102 homicides | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 87 homicides | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 63 homicides | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 69 homicides | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 17 homicides | -75.4% |
| 2015 | 47 homicides | +176.5% |
| 2016 | 48 homicides | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 36 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 41 homicides | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 30 homicides | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 26 homicides | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 12 homicides | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 24 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 21 homicides | -12.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 21 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 21 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +176.5% | 17 homicides | 47 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.63 homicides | 90.58 homicides | 126.2 homicides | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.26 homicides | 68 homicides | 126.52 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 54 homicides | 17 homicides | 102 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.75 homicides | 12 homicides | 26 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Moldova?
- Female homicide victims in Moldova was 21 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 126.52 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 homicides in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for female homicide victims?
- Moldova ranks 76th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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 .