Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland
Ireland: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland stood at 37.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland peaked at 78 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 134th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | — |
| 1991 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 43 | +72.0% |
| 1996 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 52 | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 52 | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 62 | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 78 | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 51 | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 42 | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 51 | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22 | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 42 | +90.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 37 | +12.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 71% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2 | 17 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4 | 30 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 | 27 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2 | 22 | 42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Ireland was 37 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Ireland ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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