Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — NATO

Number of intentional homicides in NATO in 2023 — 27,264 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.6%.

2023 27,264 people −6.88% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 35,405 people1993
Period minimum 8,571 people2004

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — NATO, 1990–2023010,00020,00030,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 32,693 people1991: 35,368 people1992: 34,450 people1993: 35,405 people1994: 34,673 people1995: 32,934 people1996: 30,372 people1997: 29,497 people1998: 26,967 people1999: 24,874 people2000: 24,978 people2001: 28,511 people2002: 25,632 people2004: 8,571 people2005: 10,246 people2006: 26,847 people2007: 27,280 people2008: 26,319 people2009: 21,521 people2010: 24,025 people2011: 23,914 people2012: 23,919 people2013: 19,855 people2014: 19,712 people2015: 23,966 people2016: 25,866 people2017: 25,394 people2018: 23,732 people2019: 23,905 people2020: 28,984 people2021: 30,560 people2022: 29,279 people2023: 27,264 people
Change over the period: −5,429 (−16.61%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 27,264 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 27,264 −2,015 −6.88%
2022 29,279 −1,281 −4.19%
2021 30,560 +1,576 +5.44%
2020 28,984 +5,079 +21.25%
2019 23,905 +173 +0.73%
2018 23,732 −1,662 −6.54%
2017 25,394 −472 −1.82%
2016 25,866 +1,900 +7.93%
2015 23,966 +4,254 +21.58%
2014 19,712 −143 −0.72%
2013 19,855 −4,064 −16.99%
2012 23,919 +5 +0.02%
2011 23,914 −111 −0.46%
2010 24,025 +2,504 +11.64%
2009 21,521 −4,798 −18.23%
2008 26,319 −961 −3.52%
2007 27,280 +433 +1.61%
2006 26,847 +16,601 +162.02%
2005 10,246 +1,675 +19.54%
2004 8,571
2002 25,632 −2,879 −10.1%
2001 28,511 +3,533 +14.14%
2000 24,978 +104 +0.42%
1999 24,874 −2,093 −7.76%
1998 26,967 −2,530 −8.58%
1997 29,497 −875 −2.88%
1996 30,372 −2,562 −7.78%
1995 32,934 −1,739 −5.02%
1994 34,673 −732 −2.07%
1993 35,405 +955 +2.77%
1992 34,450 −917 −2.59%
1991 35,368 +2,674 +8.18%
1990 32,693

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.