Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Euro area

Number of intentional homicides in the Euro area in 2023 — 3,037 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 50.4%.

2023 3,037 people +0.46% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7,532 people1995
Period minimum 2,905 people2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Euro area, 1990–20232,0004,0006,0008,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6,124 people1991: 7,026 people1992: 6,935 people1993: 7,239 people1994: 7,516 people1995: 7,532 people1996: 6,975 people1997: 6,555 people1998: 6,080 people1999: 5,617 people2000: 5,874 people2001: 5,779 people2002: 5,623 people2004: 3,991 people2005: 4,594 people2006: 4,112 people2007: 4,261 people2008: 4,156 people2009: 3,794 people2010: 3,821 people2011: 3,782 people2012: 3,641 people2013: 3,447 people2014: 3,326 people2015: 3,454 people2016: 3,316 people2017: 3,151 people2018: 3,046 people2019: 2,905 people2020: 2,984 people2021: 2,965 people2022: 3,023 people2023: 3,037 people
Change over the period: −3,087 (−50.41%) Average annual rate: -2.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 3,037 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 3,037 +14 +0.46%
2022 3,023 +58 +1.96%
2021 2,965 −19 −0.64%
2020 2,984 +79 +2.72%
2019 2,905 −141 −4.63%
2018 3,046 −105 −3.33%
2017 3,151 −165 −4.98%
2016 3,316 −138 −4%
2015 3,454 +128 +3.85%
2014 3,326 −121 −3.51%
2013 3,447 −194 −5.33%
2012 3,641 −141 −3.73%
2011 3,782 −39 −1.02%
2010 3,821 +27 +0.71%
2009 3,794 −362 −8.71%
2008 4,156 −105 −2.46%
2007 4,261 +149 +3.62%
2006 4,112 −482 −10.49%
2005 4,594 +603 +15.11%
2004 3,991
2002 5,623 −156 −2.7%
2001 5,779 −95 −1.62%
2000 5,874 +257 +4.58%
1999 5,617 −463 −7.62%
1998 6,080 −475 −7.25%
1997 6,555 −420 −6.02%
1996 6,975 −557 −7.4%
1995 7,532 +16 +0.21%
1994 7,516 +277 +3.82%
1993 7,239 +304 +4.38%
1992 6,935 −90 −1.29%
1991 7,026 +901 +14.72%
1990 6,124

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.