Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Ireland
Ireland: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Ireland is 0.7, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Ireland peaked at 1.78 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.44, in 2021.
That places Ireland 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, by in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.93 | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.74 | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +68.9% |
| 2006 | 1.45 | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.92 | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.57 | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.74 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.63 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.64 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.44 | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.82 | +86.4% |
| 2023 | 0.64 | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +9.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 61% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 | 0.74 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.864 | 0.57 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.648 | 0.44 | 0.82 | 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 per 100,000 population, by in Ireland?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Ireland was 0.7 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Ireland ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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