Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in New Zealand
New Zealand: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in New Zealand peaked at 0.2469 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 22nd 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1936 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0.1411 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1391 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.1835 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0901 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.9% |
| 2015 | 0.044 homicides per 100,000 population | -51.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1288 homicides per 100,000 population | +192.7% |
| 2017 | 0.084 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2469 homicides per 100,000 population | +194.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1212 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0795 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1279 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1936 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1179 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2469 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0657 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 19 Argentina 0.1682 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 0.1417 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Uruguay 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Finland 0.109 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in New Zealand?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in New Zealand was 0.1177 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2469 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.