Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Finland
Finland: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Finland, 2007–2022
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 2022, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Finland stood at 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Finland peaked at 0.3675 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2012.
That places Finland 23rd out of 67 countries with data for 2022, 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.193 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0.2304 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2291 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.266 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1512 homicides per 100,000 population | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2244 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 0.1861 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1854 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1847 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1105 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3675 homicides per 100,000 population | +232.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1467 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1831 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.073 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.1% |
| 2022 | 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2175 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.193 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2304 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1822 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3675 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.073 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1831 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 20 Moldova 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Uruguay 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 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
More social development data for Finland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 102,544 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (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 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0182 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 Finland?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Finland was 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3675 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Finland 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.