Homicides in Spain
Spain: Homicides was 331 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 331 homicides for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Spain peaked at 587 homicides in 2003 and was at its lowest, 289 homicides, in 2018.
That places Spain 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 454.6 homicides | 397 homicides | 522 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 509.6 homicides | 407 homicides | 587 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.8 homicides | 289 homicides | 401 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 319.25 homicides | 290 homicides | 331 homicides | 4 |
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- 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 homicides in Spain?
- Homicides in Spain was 331 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 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 587 homicides in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 289 homicides in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for homicides?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.