Homicide rate by sex in Portugal
Portugal: Homicide rate by sex was 1.03 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.03
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
109th
of 136 countries
All-time high
2.63
in 2007
All-time low
0.819
in 2019
Years of data
29
1994β2022
Homicide rate by sex in Portugal, 1994β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.03 for homicide rate by sex in 2022.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Portugal peaked at 2.63 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.819, in 2019.
That places Portugal 109th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.53 | 2.14 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.6 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.819 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.9606 | 1.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 70,349 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 109 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 109 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0065 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 in Portugal?
- Homicide rate by sex in Portugal was 1.03 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.819 in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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