Homicide rate from firearms in Iceland
Iceland: Homicide rate from firearms was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Iceland, 2007–2023
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
Iceland recorded 0 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Iceland peaked at 0.3209 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2008.
Iceland ranks 75th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.107 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3209 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.298 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2684 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 72 Hungary 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Oman 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Morocco 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Bhutan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Malta 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 0 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.917 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.95 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.72 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.565 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.95 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Iceland?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Iceland 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 from firearms recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3209 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Iceland ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Iceland 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.