Homicide rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Homicide rate was 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Netherlands peaked at 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5464 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Netherlands ranks 151st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8982 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.776 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5464 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8586 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7216 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6861 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7987 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 148 Hungary 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 149 Portugal 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 152 Spain 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 153 Croatia 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 154 Ireland 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Netherlands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 283,935 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 159 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.912 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.774 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.553 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Netherlands?
- Homicide rate in Netherlands was 0.6909 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5464 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for homicide rate?
- Netherlands ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.