Homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal
Portugal: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
68th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1975
All-time low
0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
63
1955–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal stood at 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal peaked at 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1957 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 1958 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 1959 | 0.8285 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9224 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1961 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9993 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9763 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 0.903 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8601 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9003 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7344 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8174 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.4% |
| 1975 | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.2% |
| 1976 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.1% |
| 1997 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9427 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9746 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9377 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9276 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8038 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7779 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8801 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8285 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8601 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7344 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9427 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 65 Jamaica 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Türkiye 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Portugal was 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Portugal ranks 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.