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Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark

Denmark: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
108th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.95 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
0.6315 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark, 1990–2023

0.511.521990200620231990: 0.632 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 0.984 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.892 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 0.985 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.972 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.669 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.813 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.727 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.899 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.789 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark peaked at 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6315 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1990.

That places Denmark 108th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6315 homicides per 100,000 population 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6688 homicides per 100,000 population 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7273 homicides per 100,000 population 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7893 homicides per 100,000 population 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 105 Australia 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 106 Finland 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 107 Brunei 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 109 Kuwait 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 111 Poland 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark?
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Denmark was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6315 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
How does Denmark rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Denmark ranks 108th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
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