Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Sweden
Sweden: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 92, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Sweden peaked at 124 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 101st 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95 | — |
| 1991 | 115 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 114 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 108 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 100 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 87 | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 99 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 101 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 87 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 101 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 85 | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 107 | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 83 | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 91 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 111 | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 82 | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 93 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 81 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 87 | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 112 | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 106 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 113 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 111 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 124 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 113 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 116 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 121 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 92 | -24.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 1.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 92 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8 | 87 | 115 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.6 | 82 | 111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4 | 68 | 113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.2 | 92 | 124 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7695 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Sweden?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Sweden was 92 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 124 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Sweden ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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