Female homicide victims in Ukraine
Ukraine: Female homicide victims was 461 homicides in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Ukraine, 1990–2017
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 2017, female homicide victims in Ukraine stood at 461 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Ukraine peaked at 1,486 homicides in 2001 and was at its lowest, 461 homicides, in 2017.
Ukraine ranks 19th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 778.33 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 768.38 homicides | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 900.23 homicides | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 1,002 homicides | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 1,125 homicides | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 1,141 homicides | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,340 homicides | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 1,187 homicides | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1,193 homicides | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,249 homicides | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,309 homicides | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,486 homicides | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1,315 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1,266 homicides | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,110 homicides | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 958.84 homicides | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 908.57 homicides | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 739.02 homicides | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 705.08 homicides | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 603.29 homicides | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 461 homicides | -23.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 461 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 6.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 461 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 19.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,068 homicides | 768.38 homicides | 1,340 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,089 homicides | 705.08 homicides | 1,486 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 532.15 homicides | 461 homicides | 603.29 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More gender data for Ukraine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,430 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 33,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 33,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3206 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 121,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 126,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 124,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 118,718 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Ukraine?
- Female homicide victims in Ukraine was 461 homicides in 2017, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,486 homicides in 2001.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 461 homicides in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for female homicide victims?
- Ukraine ranks 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 .