Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova
Moldova: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova, 2013–2023
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova is 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 97.4% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova peaked at 0.3154 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Moldova ranks 20th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3154 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 0.0696 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0718 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population | +97.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1134 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3154 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1067 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0718 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 17 Belarus 0.1819 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Panama 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Argentina 0.1682 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Uruguay 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Finland 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Moldova was 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population 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 homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3154 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Moldova ranks 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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 Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.