Homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain
Spain: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.6535 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6535
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
81st
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2004
All-time low
0.0633
in 1964
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.6535 for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain peaked at 1.37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0633, in 1964.
That places Spain 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.491 | — |
| 1952 | 0.434 | -11.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3184 | -26.6% |
| 1954 | 0.3435 | +7.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3097 | -9.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4436 | +43.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5075 | +14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.5134 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4426 | -13.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2772 | -37.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1831 | -34.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1003 | -45.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1342 | +33.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0633 | -52.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1377 | +117.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1674 | +21.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1197 | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1002 | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2493 | +148.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6316 | +153.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2431 | -61.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3027 | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2976 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3532 | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6389 | +80.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5204 | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6599 | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.919 | +39.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9962 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8503 | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8087 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.02 | +26.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.18 | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8993 | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8769 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9779 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8866 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8896 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9543 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9017 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9003 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8734 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8697 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9017 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8757 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8964 | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8532 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7777 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8291 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7337 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7141 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7263 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6479 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6761 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6824 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6141 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6071 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6984 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5885 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6199 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6145 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5979 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6383 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6535 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4226 | 0.3097 | 0.5134 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1532 | 0.0633 | 0.2772 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5625 | 0.2431 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9921 | 0.8087 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9031 | 0.8697 | 0.9779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9623 | 0.7337 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 | 0.5885 | 0.7263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6261 | 0.5979 | 0.6535 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Spain was 0.6535 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 in 1964.
- How does Spain rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Spain ranks 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from 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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