Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Lithuania
Lithuania: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Lithuania, 2007–2023
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
Lithuania recorded 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Lithuania peaked at 0.9456 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 28th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.3339 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0.9456 homicides per 100,000 population | +183.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4104 homicides per 100,000 population | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4199 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7165 homicides per 100,000 population | +70.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4359 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8072 homicides per 100,000 population | +85.2% |
| 2014 | 0.444 homicides per 100,000 population | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4484 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5299 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3065 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4627 homicides per 100,000 population | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3846 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6111 homicides per 100,000 population | +58.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0761 homicides per 100,000 population | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0754 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5633 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3339 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9456 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4956 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3065 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8072 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6111 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 25 Croatia 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 France 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Canada 0.0922 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
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 101 (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 101 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0188 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 Lithuania?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Lithuania was 0.0743 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9456 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Lithuania ranks 28th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.