Homicide rate in Norway
Norway: Homicide rate was 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Norway, 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 Norway is 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 31.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Norway peaked at 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4624 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Norway ranks 147th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9402 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7396 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7843 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6006 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4624 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5968 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5362 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 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
More social development data for Norway
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 124,006 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.915 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.947 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.847 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.638 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.947 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Norway?
- Homicide rate in Norway was 0.7247 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for homicide rate?
- Norway ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.