Homicide rate in Ireland
Ireland: Homicide rate was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Ireland is 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ireland peaked at 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.
Ireland ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.939 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 172 Brunei 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Croatia 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Oman 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 South Korea 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Poland 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 China 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Ireland
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.887 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.97 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.912 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.619 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Ireland?
- Homicide rate in Ireland was 0.75 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for homicide rate?
- Ireland ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.