What is homicide rate in Spain?

Homicide rate in Spain was 0.52 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.

What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.

How does Spain rank for homicide rate?

Spain ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is homicide rate rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Spain 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.

Homicide rate in Spain

Name: Homicide rate in Spain
Creator: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Homicide rate was 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.52 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

184th

of 194 countries

All-time high

1.43 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2001

All-time low

0.52 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Years of data

2000–2021

Homicide rate in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.52 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 3.7% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Spain peaked at 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

That places Spain 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.87 deaths per 100,000 people	1.43 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	0.702 deaths per 100,000 people	0.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.85 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0.53 deaths per 100,000 people	0.52 deaths per 100,000 people	0.54 deaths per 100,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Spain

181 Netherlands 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
182 Czechia 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
182 Norway 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
185 Austria 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
186 Andorra 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More social development data for Spain

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 511,079 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 186 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.822 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.843 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.915 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.572 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.741 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Spain?: Homicide rate in Spain was 0.52 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Spain rank for homicide rate?: Spain ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.