Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark
Denmark: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.84 for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2024.
The figure is down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark peaked at 1.31 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 2021.
That places Denmark 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.89 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.76 | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.83 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.84 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | +54.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.98 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.23 | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.82 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.63 | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.98 | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 0.84 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 73% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.84 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9833 | 0.89 | 1.09 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.975 | 0.76 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.822 | 0.63 | 0.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4952 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 55 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Denmark was 0.84 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Denmark ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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