Female homicide victims in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female homicide victims was 733 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Türkiye, 2003–2023
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
Türkiye recorded 733 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Türkiye peaked at 733 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 386 homicides, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 588.1 homicides | — |
| 2004 | 605.5 homicides | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 607.9 homicides | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 550.75 homicides | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 615 homicides | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 570 homicides | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 634 homicides | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 629 homicides | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 606 homicides | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 412 homicides | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 441 homicides | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 424 homicides | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 399 homicides | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 456 homicides | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 386 homicides | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 438 homicides | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 466 homicides | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 733 homicides | +57.3% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 733 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 10.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 733 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 31.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589.54 homicides | 550.75 homicides | 615 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 500.12 homicides | 399 homicides | 634 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 505.75 homicides | 386 homicides | 733 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Türkiye?
- Female homicide victims in Türkiye was 733 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 733 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 homicides in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for female homicide victims?
- Türkiye ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 .