Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain
Spain: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain, 2013–2023
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
Spain recorded 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 199.5% on the previous year and up 135.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain peaked at 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.017 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Spain 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0216 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 0.0217 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0392 homicides per 100,000 population | +80.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0259 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0342 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 0.017 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population | +199.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.026 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0172 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0392 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.017 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 33 Hong Kong 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Germany 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Czechia 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Algeria 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Peru 0.0424 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Spain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 511,079 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186 (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 186 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Spain was 0.051 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Spain ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.