Female homicide victims in Uganda
Uganda: Female homicide victims was 737 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Uganda, 2008–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Uganda is 737 homicides, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Uganda peaked at 911 homicides in 2016 and was at its lowest, 385 homicides, in 2008.
That places Uganda 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Uganda, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 385 homicides | — |
| 2010 | 600 homicides | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 743 homicides | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 741 homicides | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 791 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 841.19 homicides | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 911 homicides | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 834 homicides | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 699 homicides | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 737 homicides | +5.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 737 homicides is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 200 homicides, 3.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385 homicides | 385 homicides | 385 homicides | 1 |
| 2010s | 780.17 homicides | 600 homicides | 911 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 718 homicides | 699 homicides | 737 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Uganda?
- Female homicide victims in Uganda was 737 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 911 homicides in 2016.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 385 homicides in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for female homicide victims?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .