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Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC was 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
117th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.28 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
0.7272 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in New Zealand, 1990–2022

0.511.522.51990200620221990: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.89 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.929 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.951 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.727 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population

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

New Zealand recorded 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate, who vs. unodc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in New Zealand peaked at 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7272 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.

New Zealand ranks 117th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in New Zealand, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population -17.4%
1992 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population +22.4%
1993 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population -38.5%
1994 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population +35.5%
1995 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population -32.4%
1996 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population +21.3%
1997 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population +23.4%
1998 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population -19.1%
1999 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population -8.7%
2000 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population +14.9%
2001 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population -2.8%
2002 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population +15.9%
2003 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population -28.0%
2004 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population +0.7%
2005 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population +33.9%
2006 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population -20.6%
2007 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population -3.0%
2008 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population +5.3%
2009 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population +30.1%
2010 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population -36.5%
2011 0.8899 homicides per 100,000 population -10.0%
2012 0.9294 homicides per 100,000 population +4.4%
2013 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population +11.1%
2014 0.9507 homicides per 100,000 population -8.0%
2015 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population +9.4%
2016 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population +1.9%
2017 0.7272 homicides per 100,000 population -31.4%
2018 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population +54.3%
2019 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population +103.6%
2020 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population -55.1%
2021 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population +12.6%
2022 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population +26.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7272 homicides per 100,000 population 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 114 Vietnam 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 115 Luxembourg 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 116 North Macedonia 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 119 France 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 120 Serbia 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in New Zealand?
Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in New Zealand was 1.46 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, who vs. unodc recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7272 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
New Zealand ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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