Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Northern Europe

Number of intentional homicides in Northern Europe in 2023 — 448 people. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 77.1%.

2023 448 people −5.68% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2,326 people1994
Period minimum 448 people2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Northern Europe, 1992–202301,0002,0003,0001992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 1,957 people1993: 2,248 people1994: 2,326 people1995: 2,233 people1996: 2,043 people1997: 1,977 people1998: 1,904 people1999: 1,899 people2000: 2,067 people2001: 2,075 people2002: 2,151 people2007: 1,605 people2008: 1,452 people2009: 1,331 people2010: 1,392 people2011: 1,311 people2012: 1,255 people2013: 1,229 people2014: 1,181 people2015: 1,219 people2016: 1,328 people2017: 1,310 people2018: 1,252 people2019: 1,260 people2020: 1,186 people2021: 1,186 people2022: 475 people2023: 448 people
Change over the period: −1,509 (−77.11%) Average annual rate: -4.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 448 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 448 −27 −5.68%
2022 475 −711 −59.95%
2021 1,186 +0 +0%
2020 1,186 −74 −5.87%
2019 1,260 +8 +0.64%
2018 1,252 −58 −4.43%
2017 1,310 −18 −1.36%
2016 1,328 +109 +8.94%
2015 1,219 +38 +3.22%
2014 1,181 −48 −3.91%
2013 1,229 −26 −2.07%
2012 1,255 −56 −4.27%
2011 1,311 −81 −5.82%
2010 1,392 +61 +4.58%
2009 1,331 −121 −8.33%
2008 1,452 −153 −9.53%
2007 1,605
2002 2,151 +76 +3.66%
2001 2,075 +8 +0.39%
2000 2,067 +168 +8.85%
1999 1,899 −5 −0.26%
1998 1,904 −73 −3.69%
1997 1,977 −66 −3.23%
1996 2,043 −190 −8.51%
1995 2,233 −93 −4%
1994 2,326 +78 +3.47%
1993 2,248 +291 +14.87%
1992 1,957

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.