Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Norway
Norway: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.7 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Norway, 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 Norway is 0.7 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Norway peaked at 2.24 per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.46 per 100,000 people, in 2015.
That places Norway 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 24 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Norway, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 per 100,000 people | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.78 per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.71 per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.71 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.64 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.71 per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.59 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.24 per 100,000 people | +279.7% |
| 2012 | 0.54 per 100,000 people | -75.9% |
| 2013 | 0.91 per 100,000 people | +68.5% |
| 2014 | 0.56 per 100,000 people | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 0.46 per 100,000 people | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.52 per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.47 per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.52 per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.58 per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.54 per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.55 per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.72 per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.7 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 61% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.7 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 per 100,000 people, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +279.7% | 0.59 per 100,000 people | 2.24 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7833 per 100,000 people | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 1.07 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.734 per 100,000 people | 0.46 per 100,000 people | 2.24 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.618 per 100,000 people | 0.54 per 100,000 people | 0.72 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More development goals data for Norway
- Red List Index 0.9513 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1778 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Norway?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Norway was 0.7 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Norway 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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