Ireland vs Netherlands: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Ireland
0.894 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Netherlands
0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland rank
117th
Netherlands rank
114th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland, a difference of 0.0408 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3662 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.543 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9436 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4219 homicides per 100,000 population | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.9535 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9708 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0172 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0408 homicides per 100,000 population, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Ireland ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.