Female homicide victims in Tonga
Tonga: Female homicide victims was 1 homicides in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide victims in Tonga, 2000–2019
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
Tonga recorded 1 homicides for female homicide victims in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Tonga peaked at 3 homicides in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2000.
That places Tonga 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide victims in Tonga, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2002 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2005 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2009 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2012 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2019 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.5 homicides, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 homicides | 0 homicides | 3 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 Barbados 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides compare
- 121 Grenada 1 homicides compare
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montenegro 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Tonga?
- Female homicide victims in Tonga was 1 homicides in 2019, 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3 homicides in 2009.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for female homicide victims?
- Tonga ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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 .