Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Sweden
Sweden: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 homicides per 100,000 population
World rank
47th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0782 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
All-time low
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Sweden, 2017–2023
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 Sweden stood at 0 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Sweden 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Sweden, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2018 | 0.0782 homicides per 100,000 population | +294.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0387 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0768 homicides per 100,000 population | +98.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0763 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden'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)
- Sweden's 0 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0456 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0782 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0383 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0768 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 44 Philippines 0.0157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Mexico 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population compare
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- 47 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Armenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population
- 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 Malta 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 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (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 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 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 Sweden?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0782 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.