Homicide rate in Denmark
Denmark: Homicide rate was 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Denmark, 1951–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate in Denmark stood at 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 50.4% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Denmark peaked at 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3222 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places Denmark 80th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7733 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4839 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5415 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3899 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7332 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.529 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9772 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.977 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.648 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3222 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7986 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5827 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 77 Cyprus 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 France 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Slovakia 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 South Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Denmark
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 95,007 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 21 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.913 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.98 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.929 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.913 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.7 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Denmark?
- Homicide rate in Denmark was 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3222 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for homicide rate?
- Denmark ranks 80th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.