Homicide rate in Estonia
Estonia: Homicide rate was 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Estonia, 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
Estonia recorded 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Estonia peaked at 20.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 113th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 110 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Morocco 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Israel 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Vietnam 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 115 Luxembourg 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 116 North Macedonia 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Estonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 41,299 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 86 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.908 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.963 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.837 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.963 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Estonia?
- Homicide rate in Estonia was 1.54 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for homicide rate?
- Estonia ranks 113th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.