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Homicide rate in Iceland

Iceland: Homicide rate was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.07 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
158th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
0.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Iceland, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, homicide rate in Iceland stood at 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Iceland peaked at 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.

Iceland ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.769 deaths per 100,000 people 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 156 Romania 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 157 Bulgaria 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 158 Greece 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 158 North Macedonia 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 161 Finland 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 161 Sweden 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Iceland?
Homicide rate in Iceland was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
How does Iceland rank for homicide rate?
Iceland ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.