Homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece
Greece: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 18 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece, 1990–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece stood at 18 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece peaked at 53.96 homicides in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18 homicides, in 2023.
Greece ranks 78th of 138 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.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.05 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 41.96 homicides | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 30.2 homicides | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 39.47 homicides | +30.7% |
| 1994 | 30.18 homicides | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 43.45 homicides | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 53.96 homicides | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 38.9 homicides | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 42.78 homicides | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 40.54 homicides | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 35.58 homicides | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5 homicides | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 33 homicides | +40.4% |
| 2004 | 29.67 homicides | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 44.37 homicides | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 22 homicides | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 35 homicides | +59.1% |
| 2008 | 33 homicides | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 25 homicides | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 34 homicides | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 32 homicides | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 39 homicides | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 50 homicides | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 27 homicides | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 30 homicides | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 26 homicides | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 23 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 29 homicides | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 19 homicides | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 19 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 homicides | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 45 homicides | +36.4% |
| 2023 | 18 homicides | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.45 homicides | 30.18 homicides | 53.96 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.24 homicides | 22 homicides | 44.37 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.9 homicides | 19 homicides | 50 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.75 homicides | 18 homicides | 45 homicides | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Greece was 18 homicides 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 homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 53.96 homicides in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 homicides in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Greece ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .