Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Australia and New Zealand

Number of intentional homicides in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 295 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 32.5%.

2022 295 people +17.06% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 437 people1990
Period minimum 243 people2017

Trend over time

1990–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–20222002503003504004501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 437 people1991: 394 people1992: 368 people1993: 374 people1994: 377 people1995: 395 people1996: 402 people1997: 424 people1998: 383 people1999: 430 people2000: 414 people2001: 398 people2002: 426 people2003: 346 people2004: 308 people2005: 320 people2006: 330 people2007: 303 people2008: 312 people2009: 330 people2010: 274 people2011: 287 people2012: 284 people2013: 291 people2014: 286 people2015: 284 people2016: 277 people2017: 243 people2018: 276 people2019: 339 people2020: 273 people2021: 252 people2022: 295 people
Change over the period: −142 (−32.55%) Average annual rate: -1.22 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 295 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 295 +43 +17.06%
2021 252 −21 −7.69%
2020 273 −66 −19.47%
2019 339 +63 +22.83%
2018 276 +33 +13.58%
2017 243 −34 −12.27%
2016 277 −7 −2.46%
2015 284 −2 −0.7%
2014 286 −5 −1.72%
2013 291 +7 +2.46%
2012 284 −3 −1.05%
2011 287 +13 +4.74%
2010 274 −56 −16.97%
2009 330 +18 +5.77%
2008 312 +9 +2.97%
2007 303 −27 −8.18%
2006 330 +10 +3.13%
2005 320 +12 +3.9%
2004 308 −38 −10.98%
2003 346 −80 −18.78%
2002 426 +28 +7.04%
2001 398 −16 −3.86%
2000 414 −16 −3.72%
1999 430 +47 +12.27%
1998 383 −41 −9.67%
1997 424 +22 +5.47%
1996 402 +7 +1.77%
1995 395 +18 +4.82%
1994 377 +2 +0.65%
1993 374 +7 +1.86%
1992 368 −26 −6.61%
1991 394 −44 −10%
1990 437

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.