Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 0.5762 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands is 0.5762, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands peaked at 1.31 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5762, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.16 | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8067 | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9035 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9417 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9614 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9145 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9048 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7259 | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7125 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6044 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6777 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7625 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6423 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6176 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5976 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5762 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0.8067 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7467 | 0.6044 | 0.9145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5869 | 0.5762 | 0.5976 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Netherlands was 0.5762 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5762 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Netherlands ranks 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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