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Homicide rate in Greenland

Greenland: Homicide rate was 5.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
5.35 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
60th
of 179 countries
All-time high
30.14 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
All-time low
1.76 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Homicide rate in Greenland, 1992–2016

01020301992200420161992: 23.3 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 21.5 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 10.8 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 19.7 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 19.6 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 10.7 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 19.6 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 23.1 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 30.1 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 21.2 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 8.8 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 17.6 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 14.1 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 14.1 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 14.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 17.7 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 19.4 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 14.1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 12.4 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 7.1 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 7.1 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Greenland recorded 5.35 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2016.

The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Greenland peaked at 30.14 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.

That places Greenland 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.32 homicides per 100,000 population 5.36 homicides per 100,000 population 23.32 homicides per 100,000 population 8
2000s 18.01 homicides per 100,000 population 8.81 homicides per 100,000 population 30.14 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 9.61 homicides per 100,000 population 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population 19.43 homicides per 100,000 population 7

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 58 Burundi 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 59 Mongolia 5.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 61 Zambia 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 63 Kenya 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Greenland?
Homicide rate in Greenland was 5.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016, 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 Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 30.14 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
How does Greenland rank for homicide rate?
Greenland ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland 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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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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