Homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova
Moldova: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 21 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova, 1991–2023
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.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 21 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova peaked at 126.52 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12 homicides, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 76th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.92 homicides | — |
| 1992 | 126.2 homicides | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 112.99 homicides | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 103.77 homicides | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 93.93 homicides | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 112.73 homicides | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 106.31 homicides | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 90.58 homicides | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 98.23 homicides | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 120.28 homicides | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 120.17 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 126.52 homicides | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 107.28 homicides | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 92.33 homicides | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 100 homicides | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 76 homicides | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 68 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 91 homicides | +33.8% |
| 2009 | 71 homicides | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 102 homicides | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 87 homicides | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 63 homicides | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 69 homicides | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 17 homicides | -75.4% |
| 2015 | 47 homicides | +176.5% |
| 2016 | 48 homicides | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 36 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 41 homicides | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 30 homicides | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 26 homicides | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 12 homicides | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 24 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 21 homicides | -12.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 21 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 21 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +176.5% | 17 homicides | 47 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.63 homicides | 90.58 homicides | 126.2 homicides | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.26 homicides | 68 homicides | 126.52 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 54 homicides | 17 homicides | 102 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.75 homicides | 12 homicides | 26 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Moldova was 21 homicides 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 homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 126.52 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 homicides in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Moldova ranks 76th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .