Korea, Rep.: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Korea, Rep.'s intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) fell 0.03 on 2022 (from 0.5 to 0.46).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −0.04 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.04 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.16 in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.04 a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Korea, Rep. had the 65th highest value of the 77 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2023 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 61st of 77: 0.52
• Morocco — 62nd of 77: 0.49
• Algeria — 63rd of 77: 0.46
• Spain — 65th of 77: 0.46
• Netherlands — 66th of 77: 0.45
• Croatia — 67th of 77: 0.45

What this measures

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Limitations: Statistics reported to the United Nations in the context of its various surveys on crime levels and criminal justice trends are incidents of victimization that have been reported to the authorities in any given country. That means that this data is subject to the problems of accuracy of all official crime data. The survey results provide an overview of trends and interrelationships between various parts of the criminal justice system to promote informed decision-making in administration, nationally and internationally. The degree to which different societies apportion the level of culpability to acts resulting in death is also subject to variation.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a aggregate values are computed by unodc. for additional information, please see the unodc website: https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/metadata_intentional_homicide.pdf.

All 13 values

Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in nearby economies

• Australia — 0.53 (2023)
• Fiji — 2.36 (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.32 (2023)
• Japan — 0.23 (2023)
• Macao SAR, China — 0.52 (2023)
• Mongolia — 1.8 (2023)
• Myanmar — 0.91 (2023)
• New Zealand — 1.12 (2022)
• Philippines — 1.17 (2023)
• Singapore

More public sector data for Korea, Rep.

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 222 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 47.77 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 67.92 trillion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.6% (2025)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 51.22 trillion (2024)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 2% (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 33.54 trillion (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.31% (2024)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -45.65 trillion (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Korea, Rep.'s intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)?

0.46 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 48.31% from 0.9 in 2011 (5.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.9 in 2011 and the lowest 0.46 in 2021.

How does Korea, Rep. rank?

65th highest of 77 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) unusual for Korea, Rep.?

In 2023, Korea, Rep.'s intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) fell 0.03 on 2022 (from 0.5 to 0.46). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was −0.04 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.FE.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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