Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in South Korea
South Korea: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.49 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.49 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
175th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.1 per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
0.47 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in South Korea is 0.49 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in South Korea peaked at 1.1 per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.47 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places South Korea 175th 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 in South Korea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.78 per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.81 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.88 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.86 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.87 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.89 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.89 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.99 per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.88 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.75 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.74 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.69 per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.58 per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.57 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.59 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.47 per 100,000 people | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.48 per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.49 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.49 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 43% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.49 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.54 per 100,000 people, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.874 per 100,000 people | 0.78 per 100,000 people | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.732 per 100,000 people | 0.57 per 100,000 people | 0.99 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.506 per 100,000 people | 0.47 per 100,000 people | 0.59 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 173 China 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Switzerland 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.49 per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Republic of Korea 0.49 per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Brunei 0.49 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in South Korea?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in South Korea was 0.49 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- South Korea ranks 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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