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One Woman or Girl Killed Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2024, UN Report Finds

The UN reports that about 83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed worldwide in 2024, averaging roughly one femicide every 10 minutes. Approximately 60% of these killings were carried out by intimate partners or family members, compared with 11% of male homicide victims. Africa recorded the highest number of femicides (22,600) and the highest intimate-partner/family-related rate (3 per 100,000), while Europe had the lowest rate (0.5). The findings come from a joint UNODC and UN Women report released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

07:08 PM, 11/25/2025Society
One Woman or Girl Killed Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2024, UN Report Finds

Key finding: An estimated 83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed worldwide in 2024, with roughly six in ten victims slain by an intimate partner or family member, according to a joint report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The report defines femicide as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender and highlights stark regional differences. Africa recorded the largest number of femicides in 2024 (22,600), followed by Asia (17,400), the Americas (7,700), Europe (2,100) and Oceania (300).

Intimate-partner or family-related femicides were especially concentrated in Africa, where the rate reached 3 victims per 100,000 women and girls. Europe had the lowest reported rate at 0.5 per 100,000.

By comparison, about 11% of male homicide victims were killed by relatives or partners — a much smaller share than for female victims, underscoring the gendered nature of these killings.

The 2023 figures cited in the previous UN report showed roughly 51,100 girls and women were killed by relatives or intimate partners out of about 85,000 women and girls who died as a result of violent crime. The new data indicate that gender-based lethal violence remains a pervasive global problem.

What this means

These findings point to the urgent need for stronger prevention, protection and accountability measures, including improved data collection, survivor support services and legal reforms that specifically address gender-motivated violence.

Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women joint report, released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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