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Homicide rate in Spain

Spain: Homicide rate was 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
152nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.4 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
All-time low
0.6075 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Spain, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 0.987 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.88 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.883 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.856 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.819 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.774 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.644 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.691 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.647 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.629 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.655 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.614 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.698 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.694 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.608 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.691 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

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Spain is 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Spain peaked at 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6075 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

Spain ranks 152nd 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 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9866 homicides per 100,000 population 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8803 homicides per 100,000 population 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.7028 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6137 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8561 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.668 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6075 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6942 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 149 Portugal 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 150 United Arab Emirates 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 151 Netherlands 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 153 Croatia 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 155 Palestine 0.622 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 Spain?
Homicide rate in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6075 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Spain rank for homicide rate?
Spain ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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