Female homicide victims in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Female homicide victims was 7 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Palestine, State of, 2010–2022
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
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Palestine, State of is 7 homicides, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Palestine, State of peaked at 14 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3 homicides, in 2018.
Palestine, State of ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.6 homicides | — |
| 2011 | 3.13 homicides | -67.4% |
| 2012 | 4 homicides | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 7 homicides | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 5 homicides | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 7 homicides | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 14 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 7 homicides | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.53 homicides | 3 homicides | 9.6 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 10 homicides | 7 homicides | 14 homicides | 3 |
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More gender data for Palestine, State of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 73,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 69,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 73,057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Palestine, State of?
- Female homicide victims in Palestine, State of was 7 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 14 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 homicides in 2018.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for female homicide victims?
- Palestine, State of ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 .