Homicides in Portugal
Portugal: Homicides was 84.93 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Portugal stood at 84.93 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Portugal peaked at 191.87 deaths in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.93 deaths, in 2021.
That places Portugal 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163.98 deaths | 125.4 deaths | 191.87 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.27 deaths | 88.52 deaths | 157.3 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.15 deaths | 84.93 deaths | 89.37 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More social development data for Portugal
- 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 84.93 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 191.87 deaths in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.93 deaths in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for homicides?
- Portugal ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.