Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada
Canada: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada, 2008–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada stood at 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada peaked at 0.1594 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0729 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Canada 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1509 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 0.1253 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1594 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0818 homicides per 100,000 population | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0924 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0905 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0729 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0832 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0767 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1134 homicides per 100,000 population | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1012 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1213 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1256 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0985 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1381 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1253 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1509 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0951 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0729 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1594 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1094 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1256 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 24 Hungary 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Croatia 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 France 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Lithuania 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Albania 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Ecuador 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Canada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 416,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 360 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Canada was 0.0922 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1594 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0729 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.