Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Norway

Number of intentional homicides in Norway in 2023 — 40 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.9%.

2023 40 people +33.33% vs 2022
World rank 23of 83
Period maximum 111 people2011
Period minimum 24 people2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Norway, 1990–20230501001501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 47 people1991: 50 people1992: 46 people1993: 38 people1994: 33 people1995: 42 people1996: 43 people1997: 38 people1998: 38 people1999: 33 people2000: 48 people2001: 37 people2002: 46 people2004: 36 people2005: 33 people2006: 33 people2007: 30 people2008: 34 people2009: 29 people2010: 29 people2011: 111 people2012: 27 people2013: 46 people2014: 29 people2015: 24 people2016: 27 people2017: 28 people2018: 25 people2019: 28 people2020: 31 people2021: 29 people2022: 30 people2023: 40 people
Change over the period: −7 (−14.89%) Average annual rate: -0.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 40 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Northern Europe computed 448 people
Number of intentional homicides — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 40 +10 +33.33%
2022 30 +1 +3.45%
2021 29 −2 −6.45%
2020 31 +3 +10.71%
2019 28 +3 +12%
2018 25 −3 −10.71%
2017 28 +1 +3.7%
2016 27 +3 +12.5%
2015 24 −5 −17.24%
2014 29 −17 −36.96%
2013 46 +19 +70.37%
2012 27 −84 −75.68%
2011 111 +82 +282.76%
2010 29 +0 +0%
2009 29 −5 −14.71%
2008 34 +4 +13.33%
2007 30 −3 −9.09%
2006 33 +0 +0%
2005 33 −3 −8.33%
2004 36
2002 46 +9 +24.32%
2001 37 −11 −22.92%
2000 48 +15 +45.45%
1999 33 −5 −13.16%
1998 38 +0 +0%
1997 38 −5 −11.63%
1996 43 +1 +2.38%
1995 42 +9 +27.27%
1994 33 −5 −13.16%
1993 38 −8 −17.39%
1992 46 −4 −8%
1991 50 +3 +6.38%
1990 47

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.