Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece
Greece: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 85 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece peaked at 203 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2019.
That places Greece 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 104 | — |
| 1991 | 138 | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 137 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 150 | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 133 | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 151 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 169 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 203 | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 176 | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 155 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 132 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 94 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 111 | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 132 | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 110 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 130 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 144 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 152 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 176 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 184 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 166 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 153 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 107 | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 93 | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 84 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 99 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 78 | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 117 | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 86 | -26.5% |
| 2024 | 85 | -1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 1.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.6 | 104 | 203 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.62 | 94 | 152 | 8 |
| 2010s | 122.6 | 78 | 184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91 | 78 | 117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greece was 85 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 203 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Greece ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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