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Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands

Netherlands: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 196.8%
World rank
31st
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
All-time low
0.0119 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2013
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands, 2007–2023

0.020.040.062007201520232007: 0.037 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.024 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.024 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.048 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.036 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.048 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.012 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.047 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.035 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.023 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.047 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.023 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.046 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.046 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.057 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.022 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.067 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

In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands stood at 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 196.8% on the previous year and up 460.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands peaked at 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.

Netherlands ranks 31st of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2007 0.0368 homicides per 100,000 population —
2008 0.0244 homicides per 100,000 population -33.6%
2009 0.0243 homicides per 100,000 population -0.6%
2010 0.0483 homicides per 100,000 population +98.9%
2011 0.036 homicides per 100,000 population -25.4%
2012 0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population +32.8%
2013 0.0119 homicides per 100,000 population -75.1%
2014 0.0475 homicides per 100,000 population +298.4%
2015 0.0354 homicides per 100,000 population -25.4%
2016 0.0235 homicides per 100,000 population -33.8%
2017 0.0466 homicides per 100,000 population +98.6%
2018 0.0232 homicides per 100,000 population -50.3%
2019 0.046 homicides per 100,000 population +98.6%
2020 0.0457 homicides per 100,000 population -0.6%
2021 0.0568 homicides per 100,000 population +24.3%
2022 0.0225 homicides per 100,000 population -60.4%
2023 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population +196.8%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0285 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0243 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0368 homicides per 100,000 population 3
2010s 0.0366 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0119 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0483 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.0479 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0225 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 28 Lithuania 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 29 Albania 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 30 Ecuador 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 33 Hong Kong 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 34 Germany 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands?
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Netherlands was 0.0668 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
How does Netherlands rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
Netherlands ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 460.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner
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
67 places, 714 data points, 2007–2024
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