Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Korea
Korea: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Korea, 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 Korea is 0.49, 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 Korea peaked at 1.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.47, in 2021.
That places 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, by in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.88 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.87 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.89 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.99 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.82 | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.75 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.58 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.57 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.59 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.47 | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.48 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 43% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.49 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.54, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.874 | 0.78 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.732 | 0.57 | 0.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.506 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 173 China 0.5 compare
- 173 Switzerland 0.5 compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.49 compare
- 175 Republic of Korea 0.49 compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.49 compare
More development goals data for Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (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 Korea?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Korea was 0.49 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- 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 Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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