Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Southern Europe

Number of intentional homicides in Southern Europe in 2023 — 996 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 52.1%.

2023 996 people −7.95% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2,239 people2001
Period minimum 996 people2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Southern Europe, 2000–20235001,0001,5002,0002,5002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2,081 people2001: 2,239 people2002: 2,130 people2004: 1,161 people2007: 1,729 people2008: 1,612 people2009: 1,586 people2010: 1,677 people2011: 1,677 people2012: 1,635 people2013: 1,507 people2014: 1,412 people2015: 1,288 people2016: 1,194 people2017: 1,151 people2018: 1,118 people2019: 1,092 people2020: 1,052 people2021: 1,012 people2022: 1,082 people2023: 996 people
Change over the period: −1,085 (−52.14%) Average annual rate: -3.15 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 996 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 996 −86 −7.95%
2022 1,082 +70 +6.92%
2021 1,012 −40 −3.8%
2020 1,052 −40 −3.66%
2019 1,092 −26 −2.33%
2018 1,118 −33 −2.87%
2017 1,151 −43 −3.6%
2016 1,194 −94 −7.3%
2015 1,288 −124 −8.78%
2014 1,412 −95 −6.3%
2013 1,507 −128 −7.83%
2012 1,635 −42 −2.5%
2011 1,677 +0 +0%
2010 1,677 +91 +5.74%
2009 1,586 −26 −1.61%
2008 1,612 −117 −6.77%
2007 1,729
2004 1,161
2002 2,130 −109 −4.87%
2001 2,239 +158 +7.59%
2000 2,081

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.