Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Denmark

Number of intentional homicides in Denmark in 2023 — 50 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 22%.

2023 50 people −13.79% vs 2022
World rank 26of 83
Period maximum 88 people1997
Period minimum 37 people2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Denmark, 1990–2023204060801001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 41 people1991: 68 people1992: 62 people1993: 71 people1994: 75 people1995: 59 people1996: 68 people1997: 88 people1998: 49 people1999: 52 people2000: 58 people2001: 52 people2002: 48 people2010: 42 people2011: 46 people2012: 47 people2013: 48 people2014: 74 people2015: 62 people2016: 56 people2017: 71 people2018: 58 people2019: 50 people2020: 48 people2021: 37 people2022: 58 people2023: 50 people
Change over the period: +9 (+21.95%) Average annual rate: 0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 50 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Northern Europe computed 448 people
Number of intentional homicides — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 50 −8 −13.79%
2022 58 +21 +56.76%
2021 37 −11 −22.92%
2020 48 −2 −4%
2019 50 −8 −13.79%
2018 58 −13 −18.31%
2017 71 +15 +26.79%
2016 56 −6 −9.68%
2015 62 −12 −16.22%
2014 74 +26 +54.17%
2013 48 +1 +2.13%
2012 47 +1 +2.17%
2011 46 +4 +9.52%
2010 42
2002 48 −4 −7.69%
2001 52 −6 −10.34%
2000 58 +6 +11.54%
1999 52 +3 +6.12%
1998 49 −39 −44.32%
1997 88 +20 +29.41%
1996 68 +9 +15.25%
1995 59 −16 −21.33%
1994 75 +4 +5.63%
1993 71 +9 +14.52%
1992 62 −6 −8.82%
1991 68 +27 +65.85%
1990 41

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

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