Female homicide victims in New Zealand
New Zealand: Female homicide victims was 29 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in New Zealand, 1995–2022
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 2022, female homicide victims in New Zealand stood at 29 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in New Zealand peaked at 33 homicides in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.59 homicides, in 1999.
That places New Zealand 66th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.27 homicides | — |
| 1996 | 16.24 homicides | +44.1% |
| 1997 | 23.82 homicides | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 21.49 homicides | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 10.59 homicides | -50.7% |
| 2000 | 20.8 homicides | +96.4% |
| 2001 | 21.17 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 26.57 homicides | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 14.14 homicides | -46.8% |
| 2004 | 11.94 homicides | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 26.74 homicides | +124.0% |
| 2006 | 17.34 homicides | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 19 homicides | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 23 homicides | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 25 homicides | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 22.52 homicides | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 15 homicides | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 21 homicides | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 12 homicides | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 13.68 homicides | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 16 homicides | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 22 homicides | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 13 homicides | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 19 homicides | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 33 homicides | +73.7% |
| 2020 | 14 homicides | -57.6% |
| 2021 | 16 homicides | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 29 homicides | +81.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.68 homicides | 10.59 homicides | 23.82 homicides | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.57 homicides | 11.94 homicides | 26.74 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.72 homicides | 12 homicides | 33 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.67 homicides | 14 homicides | 29 homicides | 3 |
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More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in New Zealand?
- Female homicide victims in New Zealand was 29 homicides in 2022, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 33 homicides in 2019.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.59 homicides in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for female homicide victims?
- New Zealand ranks 66th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 .