Homicide rate in Spain
Spain: Homicide rate was 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Spain, 1951–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Spain peaked at 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0633 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1964.
That places Spain 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3097 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5134 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0633 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2772 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2431 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9921 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8087 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8697 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9779 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9623 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7337 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5885 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7263 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6261 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5979 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 79 Slovakia 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Denmark 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 South Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Austria 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Norway 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Spain
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 511,079 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 186 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.843 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.915 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.572 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.741 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Spain?
- Homicide rate in Spain was 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 deaths per 100,000 people in 1964.
- How does Spain rank for homicide rate?
- Spain ranks 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.