Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Spain

Number of intentional homicides in Spain in 2023 — 331 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 31.6%.

2023 331 people +1.85% vs 2022
World rank 53of 83
Period maximum 587 people2003
Period minimum 289 people2018

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Spain, 1990–20232003004005006001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 484 people1991: 439 people1992: 441 people1993: 474 people1994: 429 people1995: 411 people1996: 397 people1997: 463 people1998: 522 people1999: 486 people2000: 553 people2001: 577 people2002: 564 people2003: 587 people2004: 520 people2005: 518 people2006: 476 people2007: 482 people2008: 407 people2009: 412 people2010: 401 people2011: 385 people2012: 364 people2013: 302 people2014: 323 people2015: 302 people2016: 294 people2017: 307 people2018: 289 people2019: 331 people2020: 331 people2021: 290 people2022: 325 people2023: 331 people
Change over the period: −153 (−31.61%) Average annual rate: -1.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Spain 331 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 331 +6 +1.85%
2022 325 +35 +12.07%
2021 290 −41 −12.39%
2020 331 +0 +0%
2019 331 +42 +14.53%
2018 289 −18 −5.86%
2017 307 +13 +4.42%
2016 294 −8 −2.65%
2015 302 −21 −6.5%
2014 323 +21 +6.95%
2013 302 −62 −17.03%
2012 364 −21 −5.45%
2011 385 −16 −3.99%
2010 401 −11 −2.67%
2009 412 +5 +1.23%
2008 407 −75 −15.56%
2007 482 +6 +1.26%
2006 476 −42 −8.11%
2005 518 −2 −0.38%
2004 520 −67 −11.41%
2003 587 +23 +4.08%
2002 564 −13 −2.25%
2001 577 +24 +4.34%
2000 553 +67 +13.79%
1999 486 −36 −6.9%
1998 522 +59 +12.74%
1997 463 +66 +16.62%
1996 397 −14 −3.41%
1995 411 −18 −4.2%
1994 429 −45 −9.45%
1993 474 +33 +7.49%
1992 441 +1 +0.29%
1991 439 −44 −9.19%
1990 484

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.