Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Ireland

Number of intentional homicides in Ireland in 2023 — 34 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2023 34 people −22.73% vs 2022
World rank 20of 83
Period maximum 78 people2007
Period minimum 17 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Ireland, 1990–20230204060801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 17 people1991: 23 people1992: 25 people1993: 23 people1994: 25 people1995: 43 people1996: 42 people1997: 38 people1998: 38 people1999: 38 people2000: 37 people2001: 52 people2002: 52 people2003: 37 people2004: 30 people2005: 52 people2006: 62 people2007: 78 people2008: 51 people2009: 53 people2010: 54 people2011: 42 people2012: 51 people2013: 47 people2014: 47 people2015: 27 people2016: 33 people2017: 38 people2018: 38 people2019: 32 people2020: 31 people2021: 22 people2022: 44 people2023: 34 people
Change over the period: +17 (+100%) Average annual rate: 2.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 34 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Northern Europe computed 448 people
Number of intentional homicides — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 34 −10 −22.73%
2022 44 +22 +100%
2021 22 −9 −29.03%
2020 31 −1 −3.13%
2019 32 −6 −15.79%
2018 38 +0 +0%
2017 38 +5 +15.15%
2016 33 +6 +22.22%
2015 27 −20 −42.55%
2014 47 +0 +0%
2013 47 −4 −7.84%
2012 51 +9 +21.43%
2011 42 −12 −22.22%
2010 54 +1 +1.89%
2009 53 +2 +3.92%
2008 51 −27 −34.62%
2007 78 +16 +25.81%
2006 62 +10 +19.23%
2005 52 +22 +73.33%
2004 30 −7 −18.92%
2003 37 −15 −28.85%
2002 52 +0 +0%
2001 52 +15 +40.54%
2000 37 −1 −2.63%
1999 38 +0 +0%
1998 38 +0 +0%
1997 38 −4 −9.52%
1996 42 −1 −2.33%
1995 43 +18 +72%
1994 25 +2 +8.7%
1993 23 −2 −8%
1992 25 +2 +8.7%
1991 23 +6 +35.29%
1990 17

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.