Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway
Norway: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway is 39, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway peaked at 111 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2015.
That places Norway 131st 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 34 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47 | — |
| 1991 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 38 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 33 | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 42 | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38 | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 48 | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 37 | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 46 | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 36 | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 29 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 111 | +282.8% |
| 2012 | 27 | -75.7% |
| 2013 | 46 | +70.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 40 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 39 | -2.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 39 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 75% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Norway's 39 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +282.8% | 29 | 111 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8 | 33 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.22 | 29 | 48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.4 | 24 | 111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8 | 29 | 40 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 48 compare
- 129 Switzerland 45 compare
- 129 United Kingdom (Scotland) 45 compare
- 131 Croatia 39 compare
- 131 French Guiana 39 compare
- 134 Ireland 37 compare
More development goals data for Norway
- Red List Index 0.9513 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1778 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Norway was 39 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 111 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Norway ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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