Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.98 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.98 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
142nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.81 per 100,000 people
in 2002
All-time low
0.81 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 0.98 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.81 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.81 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.81 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.45 per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2 per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.26 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.99 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.95 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.92 per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.89 per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.81 per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.98 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.44 per 100,000 people | 1.2 per 100,000 people | 1.81 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 per 100,000 people | 0.82 per 100,000 people | 1.11 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.902 per 100,000 people | 0.81 per 100,000 people | 0.98 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 139 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 per 100,000 people compare
- 139 United Kingdom 1 per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Austria 0.99 per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.98 per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Cyprus 0.96 per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Tonga 0.95 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Australia and New Zealand?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Australia and New Zealand was 0.98 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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