Homicide rate in Denmark
Denmark: Homicide rate was 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Denmark, 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
Denmark recorded 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Denmark peaked at 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6317 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Denmark 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7975 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9831 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8929 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.975 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8195 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6317 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9826 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 138 Tajikistan 0.8924 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 139 Austria 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 140 Australia 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 143 Poland 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Denmark
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 95,007 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 21 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.929 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.959 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.884 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.7 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Denmark?
- Homicide rate in Denmark was 0.8406 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 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 1997.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6317 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for homicide rate?
- Denmark ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.