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Homicides: male victims — European Union

Homicides: male victims in the European Union in 2023 — 2,441 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 53.6%.

2023 2,441 people +1.41% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 5,262 people1994
Period minimum 2,332 people2013

Trend over time

1994–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — European Union, 1994–20232,0003,0004,0005,0006,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 5,262 people1995: 5,245 people1996: 4,835 people1999: 3,923 people2000: 4,054 people2001: 4,529 people2002: 4,083 people2003: 4,077 people2004: 3,358 people2005: 3,613 people2006: 3,273 people2007: 3,385 people2008: 3,061 people2009: 2,809 people2010: 2,690 people2011: 2,687 people2012: 2,601 people2013: 2,332 people2014: 2,335 people2015: 3,008 people2016: 2,772 people2017: 2,690 people2018: 2,498 people2019: 2,443 people2020: 2,431 people2021: 2,401 people2022: 2,407 people2023: 2,441 people
Change over the period: −2,821 (−53.61%) Average annual rate: -2.61 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 2,441 people
World 339,070 people
Homicides: male victims — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 2,441 +34 +1.41%
2022 2,407 +6 +0.25%
2021 2,401 −30 −1.25%
2020 2,431 −12 −0.49%
2019 2,443 −54 −2.18%
2018 2,498 −192 −7.15%
2017 2,690 −82 −2.95%
2016 2,772 −236 −7.85%
2015 3,008 +673 +28.82%
2014 2,335 +3 +0.15%
2013 2,332 −269 −10.36%
2012 2,601 −86 −3.19%
2011 2,687 −3 −0.12%
2010 2,690 −119 −4.23%
2009 2,809 −252 −8.23%
2008 3,061 −325 −9.59%
2007 3,385 +112 +3.43%
2006 3,273 −340 −9.42%
2005 3,613 +255 +7.61%
2004 3,358 −719 −17.64%
2003 4,077 −6 −0.16%
2002 4,083 −446 −9.84%
2001 4,529 +475 +11.71%
2000 4,054 +131 +3.34%
1999 3,923 — —
1996 4,835 −409 −7.81%
1995 5,245 −18 −0.33%
1994 5,262 — —

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.

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