How many women are killed by a partner or family member?
UNODC has a usable figure for 88 countries and territories (59 of them from 2023 or later), with a median of 0.38 women and girls killed by a partner or family member per 100,000 women and girls; in 13 of them the relationship is unknown for at least one in ten female victims, so the recorded number is likely too low. For 17 more, the relationship is unknown for most victims, so UNODC's value is only a floor. National counts give Norway 0.29 (Kripos, 2025); Spain 0.27 (DGVG, 2025); Mexico 1.08 (SESNSP, 2025).
Every figure in this summary is calculated from the sources listed on this page.
Women killed by a partner or family member, Mexico
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. Mexico, UNODC 2024, SESNSP 2025. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
1.08per 100,000 women and girls, 2025
63Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Score breakdown
Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
Agreement15 / 30
Unknown with one source, so set to half
Independence6 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
Freshness10 / 10
How recent the newest data is
How much each source counts
SESNSP100%
Shown but not counted: UNODC (measures something else).
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2024, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 29 (intimate partner 14, other family member 15), out of 3739 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS. Latest year with a value. Because the relationship is unknown for most female victims, this value counts only the cases where a partner or family member was recorded. It is a floor, so it does not measure the defined number and is shown but not counted.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
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Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
No: No known break or quality problem. The relationship to the killer is unknown for 3689 of the 3739 female victims, so the count is likely too low.
Women and girls who are victims in investigation files opened in 2025 by the 32 state prosecutors for the crime of feminicidio (736 victims), divided by the UN World Population Prospects 2024 female population on 1 July (the population UNODC uses, so the rate differs from the UNODC line only through the count; values after 2023 are WPP projections).
Feminicidio is a legal category: the killing of a woman for gender reasons as each state penal code defines them (for example sexual violence, a prior relationship or prior threats). It includes some killings by non-relatives and leaves out partner or family killings filed as homicidio doloso, so it cannot be converted to the UN definition.
Raw file: Estatal-Victimas-2015-2025_sep2026.zip ("2015 - 2025 (Fuero Común - Víctimas). Incidencia delictiva estatal", data cut 30 September 2026) from SESNSP's open data page (https://www.gob.mx/sesnsp/acciones-y-programas/datos-abiertos-de-incidencia-delictiva), subtype "Feminicidio", all modalities, ages, months and states. From January 2026 SESNSP uses a new recording method (RNID); 2026 is not used.
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Yes: Method and definitions published. The recording methodology and a data dictionary are published.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official administrative statistics compiled by SESNSP from the 32 state prosecutors' offices.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. Counts every victim in case files opened by all state prosecutors, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. Victims by state, month, sex and crime are downloadable as CSV.
No: No known break or quality problem. The 32 state penal codes define feminicidio differently and prosecutors decide which killings to file under it; states also keep revising past months.
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, Mexico, by source · per 100,000 women and girls
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
SESNSP, victims of feminicidio in prosecutors' case files
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Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
SESNSP, victims of feminicidio in prosecutors' case files
2015
0.15
0.69
2016
0.15
1.03
2017
0.08
1.21
2018
0.08
1.45
2019
0.03
1.51
2020
0.04
1.5
2021
0.05
1.56
2022
0.07
1.49
2023
0.06
1.28
2024
0.04
1.27
2025
–
1.08
Women killed by a partner or family member, Norway
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. Norway, UNODC 2020, Kripos 2025. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
0.29per 100,000 women and girls, 2025
63Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Score breakdown
Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
Agreement15 / 30
Unknown with one source, so set to half
Independence6 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
Freshness10 / 10
How recent the newest data is
How much each source counts
Kripos100%
Shown but not counted: UNODC (republishes Kripos, national homicide overview (Nasjonal drapsoversikt 2025)).
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2020, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 10, out of 15 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: SDG/External. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026). UNODC's 2020 count (10) is the same as the Kripos count for 2020, so this value comes from the same national records and is not counted as a separate source.
5 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No inconsistency found in UNODC's sub-counts for this year.
Women and girls killed in Norway in 2025 in cases of intentional or premeditated homicide (Penal Code section 275; section 233 of the 1902 code), solved or not, whose killer was a current or former spouse or cohabitant, a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend, a parent, a child or another relative.
Count: 8 of 11 female victims (spouse or cohabitant (current or former) 3; boyfriend or girlfriend (current or former) 2; killed by a parent 0; killed by a son or daughter 2; other relative 1), divided by the UN World Population Prospects 2024 female population on 1 July (the population UNODC uses, so the rate differs from the UNODC line only through the count; values after 2023 are WPP projections).
Raw file: nasjonal-drapsoversikt-2025.pdf, Kripos, Drap i Norge 2015-2025 (Nasjonal drapsoversikt), section 4.6, table 'Kvinnelige ofre i perioden 2015-2024 (N=141) og i 2025 (N=11) fordelt etter relasjon til gjerningspersonen', p. 18. A dash in the table is 0. Values typed into scripts/women-killed-by-partners-or-family.manual.json. Kripos counts boyfriends and girlfriends separately from partners; both are included here, as in the UN definition of intimate partner.
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Yes: Method and definitions published. The report sets out which cases are included and how relationships are coded (pp. 3 and 16).
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Official police records compiled by Kripos from the criminal case register and case files.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. Every homicide recorded in Norway, including unsolved cases, not a sample.
No: Raw data downloadable. Published only as tables in a PDF report; no data file.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No break in 2015-2025; unknown relationship for 0 of 11 female victims in 2025. Kripos updates past years as cases are decided, and with so few cases one case moves the rate.
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, Norway, by source · per 100,000 women and girls
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
Kripos, national homicide overview (Nasjonal drapsoversikt 2025)
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Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
Kripos, national homicide overview (Nasjonal drapsoversikt 2025)
2015
–
0.43
2016
–
0.38
2017
–
0.31
2018
–
0.23
2019
0.45
0.45
2020
0.38
0.38
2021
–
0.3
2022
–
0.48
2023
–
0.58
2024
–
0.61
2025
–
0.29
Women killed by a partner or family member, Spain
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. Spain, UNODC 2024, DGVG 2025. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2024, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 77 (intimate partner 49, other family member 28), out of 111 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
5 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No inconsistency found in UNODC's sub-counts for this year.
Sum of two DGVG counts for 2025: women killed by a current or former partner under the 2004 gender-violence law (48) and "family femicides", women killed by a male relative other than a partner (17), 65 in all, divided by the UN World Population Prospects 2024 female population on 1 July (the population UNODC uses, so the rate differs from the UNODC line only through the count; values after 2023 are WPP projections).
Both counts take only killings by men that DGVG classes as sexist or misogynist, so killings by women and family killings without that motive are left out, unlike the UN definition. The family count starts in 2022. Both are provisional.
Partner count: DGVG fact sheet 'Mujeres víctimas mortales por violencia de género en España a manos de sus parejas o exparejas', data updated 23 April 2026, p. 1: chart 1 (bar labels per year) and Tabla 2.1 (TOTAL 48 for 2025). Provisional; 2 cases from 2025 under investigation on 23 April 2026. Family count: https://violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es/wp-content/uploads/Ficha_Otros_feminicidios_2025_Act_2026_09.pdf, DGVG fact sheet 'Feminicidios fuera de la pareja o expareja en España. Año 2025', data updated 6 October 2026, p. 1: chart 1, 'F. familiares' bar segments by half-year (2022: 14+9, 2023: 8+4, 2024: 6+4, 2025: 12+5); chart 2 gives 17 for 2025, and table 4.4 gives father/grandfather 1, son/grandson 13, other relative 3. Both typed into scripts/women-killed-by-partners-or-family.manual.json. Definitions: https://violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es/violenciaencifras/victimasmortales/notas-metodologicas/
4 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. DGVG publishes methodological notes defining each type of femicide.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. An official statistic of the Ministry of Equality, compiled case by case.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. Counts every confirmed case in Spain, not a sample.
No: Raw data downloadable. The values used here come from PDF fact sheets; no download of the family-femicide counts was found.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No break since 2022; provisional figures, with 2 deaths from 2025 still under investigation on 23 April 2026.
29%
Women killed by a partner or family member, Spain, by source · per 100,000 women and girls
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
Spain, Government Delegation against Gender Violence: femicides by partners or ex-partners plus family femicides
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Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
Spain, Government Delegation against Gender Violence: femicides by partners or ex-partners plus family femicides
2010
0.42
–
2011
0.31
–
2012
0.3
–
2013
0.31
–
2014
0.29
–
2015
0.32
–
2016
0.28
–
2017
0.27
–
2018
0.3
–
2019
0.28
–
2020
0.32
–
2021
0.25
–
2022
0.33
0.3
2023
0.28
0.29
2024
0.32
0.24
2025
–
0.27
Women killed by a partner or family member, United States of America
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. United States of America, 2023. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
1.35per 100,000 women and girls, 2023
52Trust scoreLow certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2023, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 2310 (intimate partner 1551, other family member 759), out of 4359 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: FBI/CTS. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
3 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
No: Full count or representative sample. Since 2021 the US figures are NIBRS estimates with confidence intervals, not a full count.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
No: No known break or quality problem. The relationship to the killer is unknown for 917 of the 4359 female victims, so the count is likely too low; from 2021 the US figures are NIBRS estimates with confidence intervals, a break in the series (UNODC metadata).
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, United States of America, by source · per 100,000 women and girlsShow the data as a table
Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
2010
0.91
2011
0.86
2012
0.83
2013
0.81
2014
0.81
2015
0.81
2017
0.85
2018
0.83
2019
0.8
2020
0.84
2021
1.55
2022
1.47
2023
1.35
Women killed by a partner or family member, Germany
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. Germany, 2024. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
0.47per 100,000 women and girls, 2024
71Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2024, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 203 (intimate partner 138, other family member 65), out of 338 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
5 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No inconsistency found in UNODC's sub-counts for this year.
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, Germany, by source · per 100,000 women and girlsShow the data as a table
Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
2010
0.56
2011
0.55
2012
0.44
2013
0.54
2014
0.58
2015
0.5
2016
0.57
2017
0.55
2018
0.48
2019
0.44
2020
0.53
2021
0.49
2022
0.47
2023
0.59
2024
0.47
Women killed by a partner or family member, France
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. France, 2024. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
0.41per 100,000 women and girls, 2024
63Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2024, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 139 (intimate partner 96, other family member 43), out of 241 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS/MoI. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
4 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
No: No known break or quality problem. The relationship to the killer is unknown for 102 of the 241 female victims, so the count is likely too low.
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, France, by source · per 100,000 women and girlsShow the data as a table
Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
2015
0.4
2016
0.39
2017
0.45
2018
0.35
2019
0.42
2020
0.39
2021
0.4
2022
0.41
2023
0.4
2024
0.41
Women killed by a partner or family member, United Kingdom (England and Wales)
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. United Kingdom (England and Wales), 2023. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
0.33per 100,000 women and girls, 2023
60Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2023, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 101 (intimate partner 61, other family member 17), out of 158 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS/NSO/SDG. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
4 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
No: No known break or quality problem. UNODC's partner (61) and family (17) figures add up to 78, not 101.
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Women killed by a partner or family member, United Kingdom (England and Wales), by source · per 100,000 women and girlsShow the data as a table
Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
2010
0.47
2011
0.42
2012
0.42
2013
0.46
2014
0.4
2015
0.38
2016
0.35
2017
0.34
2018
0.43
2019
0.32
2020
0.32
2021
0.3
2022
0.29
2023
0.33
Women killed by a partner or family member, Canada
Women and girls killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member, per 100,000 women and girls. Canada, 2024. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls.
0.68per 100,000 women and girls, 2024
71Trust scoreModerate certainty
Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.
Female victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101) killed by a current or former intimate partner or a family member (blood relatives, relatives by marriage or adoption, and household members), all ages, 2024, per 100,000 female population (UN World Population Prospects 2024).
Count: 137 (intimate partner 81, other family member 56), out of 240 female homicide victims. UNODC source code: CTS. Latest year with a value.
Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, last update 12 July 2026).
5 of 5 checks
Yes: Method and definitions published. UNODC publishes the ICCS definitions of intimate partner and family member in its metadata.
Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. National figures sent by governments through the UN crime trends survey (UN-CTS) or official channels.
Yes: Full count or representative sample. A count of all victims recorded by the authorities, not a sample.
Yes: Raw data downloadable. The whole dataset is a free Excel download from the UNODC data portal.
Yes: No known break or quality problem. No inconsistency found in UNODC's sub-counts for this year.
100%
Women killed by a partner or family member, Canada, by source · per 100,000 women and girlsShow the data as a table
Year
UNODC Data Portal, homicide victims by relationship to the perpetrator
2010
0.55
2011
0.63
2012
0.59
2013
0.53
2014
0.59
2015
0.66
2016
0.53
2017
0.57
2018
0.56
2019
0.51
2020
0.54
2021
0.59
2022
0.63
2023
0.55
2024
0.68
All countries
One row each, sorted by name. Each row's score is calculated the same way as the examples above. Click a column heading to sort.
Each value links to its source file. Retrieved 2026-10-25, 2026-10-26. Unit: per 100,000 women and girls. Rates rounded to two decimals.
Many countries do not record the relationship between victim and killer, or record it for only some cases. Where most relationships are unknown, the recorded partner or family count is a floor, and a low rate can mean missing information rather than few killings.
Definitions differ: some national statistics count only current or former partners, some count boyfriends separately, and some count only killings by men; the UN definition covers partners, relatives and household members of either sex.
Feminicide or femicide as a legal category (as in Mexico and much of Latin America) is not the same as killings by partners and family: it covers gender-related killings by anyone, and partner killings filed under another crime are left out.
National counts and UNODC can show different years: UNODC publishes what governments report to it, often a year or more after national figures appear.
UNODC and UN Women estimate that about 50,000 women and girls (44,400 to 55,500) were killed by a partner or family member worldwide in 2024, around 1.2 per 100,000 women and girls. The estimate fills gaps by imputation, from data for 117 countries or territories. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
Common mistakes
Reading a near-zero UNODC rate as near-zero violence. In some countries, such as Mexico and Colombia, the relationship to the killer is unknown for almost all female victims, so the partner and family count captures only a small part of what happened.