Homicides in Portugal
Portugal: Homicides was 98 deaths in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Portugal, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2022, homicides in Portugal stood at 98 deaths.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Portugal peaked at 182 deaths in 2002 and was at its lowest, 63 deaths, in 1972.
That places Portugal 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.2 deaths | 75 deaths | 134 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 94.9 deaths | 78 deaths | 128 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.1 deaths | 63 deaths | 178 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.4 deaths | 117 deaths | 171 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.8 deaths | 118 deaths | 172 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 135 deaths | 97 deaths | 182 deaths | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.7 deaths | 73 deaths | 131 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 deaths | 98 deaths | 98 deaths | 1 |
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- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 70,349 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 109 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.899 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Portugal?
- Homicides in Portugal was 98 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 182 deaths in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 deaths in 1972.
- How does Portugal rank for homicides?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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About this data
Annual number of homicides.