Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Estonia

Number of intentional homicides in Estonia in 2023 — 21 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 82.2%.

2023 21 people +5% vs 2022
World rank 14of 83
Period maximum 302 people1994
Period minimum 20 people2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Estonia, 1990–202301002003004001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 118 people1991: 119 people1992: 217 people1993: 282 people1994: 302 people1995: 246 people1996: 214 people1997: 178 people1998: 196 people1999: 157 people2000: 143 people2001: 137 people2002: 142 people2007: 96 people2008: 86 people2009: 70 people2010: 70 people2011: 65 people2012: 63 people2013: 52 people2014: 41 people2015: 45 people2016: 33 people2017: 29 people2018: 28 people2019: 26 people2020: 42 people2021: 26 people2022: 20 people2023: 21 people
Change over the period: −97 (−82.2%) Average annual rate: -5.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 21 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Northern Europe computed 448 people
Number of intentional homicides — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 21 +1 +5%
2022 20 −6 −23.08%
2021 26 −16 −38.1%
2020 42 +16 +61.54%
2019 26 −2 −7.14%
2018 28 −1 −3.45%
2017 29 −4 −12.12%
2016 33 −12 −26.67%
2015 45 +4 +9.76%
2014 41 −11 −21.15%
2013 52 −11 −17.46%
2012 63 −2 −3.08%
2011 65 −5 −7.14%
2010 70 +0 +0%
2009 70 −16 −18.6%
2008 86 −10 −10.42%
2007 96
2002 142 +5 +3.65%
2001 137 −6 −4.2%
2000 143 −14 −8.92%
1999 157 −39 −19.9%
1998 196 +18 +10.11%
1997 178 −36 −16.82%
1996 214 −32 −13.01%
1995 246 −56 −18.54%
1994 302 +20 +7.09%
1993 282 +65 +29.95%
1992 217 +98 +82.35%
1991 119 +1 +0.85%
1990 118

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.