Female homicide victims in Portugal
Portugal: Female homicide victims was 24 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Portugal, 1994–2022
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 Portugal stood at 24 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Portugal peaked at 51.96 homicides in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.29 homicides, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 71st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Portugal, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.19 homicides | — |
| 1995 | 34.85 homicides | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 26.7 homicides | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 28.27 homicides | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 31.49 homicides | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 33.25 homicides | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 35.88 homicides | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 25.07 homicides | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 37.27 homicides | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 33.31 homicides | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 39.27 homicides | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 32.86 homicides | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 42.27 homicides | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 51.67 homicides | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 36.03 homicides | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 37.86 homicides | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 41.65 homicides | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 39.15 homicides | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 41.34 homicides | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 51.96 homicides | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 48.11 homicides | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 31.73 homicides | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 18.29 homicides | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 23.95 homicides | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 27.34 homicides | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 32.81 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 33.67 homicides | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25 homicides | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 24 homicides | -4.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 24 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 1.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 24 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.46 homicides | 26.7 homicides | 40.19 homicides | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.15 homicides | 25.07 homicides | 51.67 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.63 homicides | 18.29 homicides | 51.96 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.56 homicides | 24 homicides | 33.67 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Portugal?
- Female homicide victims in Portugal was 24 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 51.96 homicides in 2013.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.29 homicides in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for female homicide victims?
- Portugal ranks 71st out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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 .