Homicide rate in Finland
Finland: Homicide rate was 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Finland, 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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Finland is 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Finland peaked at 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Finland ranks 133rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 130 Belgium 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 132 Jordan 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 134 Cyprus 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 135 Tonga 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Finland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 102,544 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.864 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.947 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.808 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.597 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.947 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Finland?
- Homicide rate in Finland was 0.9819 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for homicide rate?
- Finland ranks 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.