Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway
Norway: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
121st
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.38 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
All-time low
0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway, 1990–2023
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 Norway is 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 36.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway peaked at 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Norway 121st 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.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9758 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8147 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | +48.8% |
| 1996 | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9438 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 1 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7428 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5186 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5549 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | +81.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7052 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5729 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | +315.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7151 homicides per 100,000 population | -69.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6194 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population | -38.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6067 homicides per 100,000 population | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5642 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5978 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4451 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5898 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4765 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5816 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 55% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +315.3% | 0.5729 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8147 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9306 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5186 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7902 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6097 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4765 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 118 Slovenia 0.8461 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 119 Hungary 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 120 United Kingdom 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 Austria 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Italy 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 124 Czechia 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Norway
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 124,006 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Norway was 0.7911 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.