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Homicide rate in Ireland

Ireland: Homicide rate was 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
154th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2007
All-time low
0.4375 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Ireland, 1990–2023

0.511.521990200620231990: 0.484 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 0.651 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 0.703 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 0.643 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 0.696 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 0.973 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.927 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.738 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.917 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.574 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.694 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.79 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.78 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.649 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.438 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.861 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.654 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

In 2023, homicide rate in Ireland stood at 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ireland peaked at 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4375 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

Ireland ranks 154th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8593 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4838 homicides per 100,000 population 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7378 homicides per 100,000 population 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.8722 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5742 homicides per 100,000 population 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.6438 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4375 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8611 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 151 Netherlands 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 152 Spain 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 153 Croatia 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 155 Palestine 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 156 Maldives 0.6151 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 157 Switzerland 0.5975 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 Ireland?
Homicide rate in Ireland was 0.6543 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4375 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Ireland rank for homicide rate?
Ireland ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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