Female homicide rate in Norway
Norway: Female homicide rate was 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
94th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.1 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
All-time low
0.3415 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide rate in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide rate in Norway stood at 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Norway peaked at 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3415 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Norway 94th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5368 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 0.7033 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5873 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7888 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7084 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9088 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5412 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5526 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5395 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9589 homicides per 100,000 population | +77.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6699 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5183 homicides per 100,000 population | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6853 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8949 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7184 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4183 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4963 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6134 homicides per 100,000 population | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +242.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3598 homicides per 100,000 population | -82.9% |
| 2013 | 0.791 homicides per 100,000 population | +119.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5089 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5431 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4233 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4965 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3415 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6033 homicides per 100,000 population | +76.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5625 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.597 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5175 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 94% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate 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 | +242.8% | 0.6134 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6587 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5368 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9088 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7062 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4183 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6783 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3415 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5836 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5175 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 91 Armenia 0.6971 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Barbados 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Romania 0.6629 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 95 Serbia 0.6467 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 96 Albania 0.6375 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 97 Sweden 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Norway?
- Female homicide rate in Norway was 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3415 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for female homicide rate?
- Norway ranks 94th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .