Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Portugal

Number of intentional homicides in Portugal in 2022 — 75 people. Ranked 42 in the world out of 105. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 51.6%.

2022 75 people −8.54% vs 2021
World rank 42of 105
Period maximum 155 people1990
Period minimum 66 people2016

Trend over time

1990–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Portugal, 1990–202250751001251501751990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 155 people1991: 152 people1992: 143 people1993: 140 people1994: 143 people1995: 109 people1996: 106 people1997: 114 people1998: 125 people1999: 109 people2000: 116 people2001: 105 people2002: 119 people2005: 135 people2010: 124 people2011: 114 people2012: 122 people2013: 144 people2014: 92 people2015: 100 people2016: 66 people2017: 76 people2018: 81 people2019: 73 people2020: 81 people2021: 82 people2022: 75 people
Change over the period: −80 (−51.57%) Average annual rate: -2.24 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Portugal 75 people
World 424,747 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,293 people
Southern Europe computed 1,082 people
High-income countries computed 31,902 people
Number of intentional homicides — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 75 −7 −8.54%
2021 82 +1 +1.23%
2020 81 +8 +10.96%
2019 73 −8 −9.88%
2018 81 +5 +6.58%
2017 76 +10 +15.15%
2016 66 −34 −34%
2015 100 +8 +8.7%
2014 92 −52 −36.11%
2013 144 +22 +18.03%
2012 122 +8 +7.02%
2011 114 −10 −8.06%
2010 124
2005 135
2002 119 +14 +13.33%
2001 105 −11 −9.48%
2000 116 +7 +6.42%
1999 109 −16 −12.8%
1998 125 +11 +9.65%
1997 114 +8 +7.55%
1996 106 −3 −2.75%
1995 109 −34 −23.78%
1994 143 +3 +2.25%
1993 140 −3 −1.97%
1992 143 −9 −6.17%
1991 152 −3 −1.82%
1990 155

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.