Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Malta
Malta: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Malta, 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
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Malta stood at 0 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Malta peaked at 0.3673 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2007.
Malta ranks 47th of 67 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2018 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2020 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2021 | 0.3673 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2022 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0918 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3673 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 44 Philippines 0.0157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Mexico 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Colombia 0.0039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Armenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Barbados 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Belize 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Chile 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 El Salvador 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Honduras 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Israel 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Jordan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Latvia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Montenegro 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Oman 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Sweden 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Malta
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0143 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 Malta?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Malta was 0 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3673 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Malta 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.