Homicides: male victims — all countries

Homicides: male victims — Western Europe

Homicides: male victims in Western Europe in 2023 — 1,166 people. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 22.3%.

2023 1,166 people +7.86% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1,501 people1996
Period minimum 586 people2013

Trend over time

1996–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — Western Europe, 1996–20235007501,0001,2501,5001,75019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 1,501 people2000: 1,126 people2001: 1,085 people2002: 1,083 people2003: 935 people2004: 1,001 people2005: 909 people2006: 817 people2007: 767 people2008: 757 people2009: 686 people2010: 670 people2011: 684 people2012: 657 people2013: 586 people2014: 639 people2015: 1,227 people2016: 1,203 people2017: 1,139 people2018: 1,139 people2019: 1,071 people2020: 1,049 people2021: 1,109 people2022: 1,081 people2023: 1,166 people
Change over the period: −335 (−22.33%) Average annual rate: -0.93 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe

Western Europe 1,166 people
World 339,070 people
Homicides: male victims — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1,166 +85 +7.86%
2022 1,081 −28 −2.52%
2021 1,109 +60 +5.72%
2020 1,049 −22 −2.05%
2019 1,071 −68 −5.97%
2018 1,139 +0 +0%
2017 1,139 −64 −5.32%
2016 1,203 −24 −1.97%
2015 1,227 +588 +92.05%
2014 639 +53 +8.99%
2013 586 −71 −10.74%
2012 657 −27 −3.94%
2011 684 +14 +2.11%
2010 670 −16 −2.36%
2009 686 −71 −9.36%
2008 757 −11 −1.41%
2007 767 −50 −6.12%
2006 817 −92 −10.09%
2005 909 −92 −9.2%
2004 1,001 +66 +7.09%
2003 935 −148 −13.66%
2002 1,083 −2 −0.16%
2001 1,085 −42 −3.7%
2000 1,126
1996 1,501

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.