Female homicide rate in Norway
Norway: Female homicide rate was 0.6574 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6574
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
94th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2011
All-time low
0.3415
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide rate in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide rate in Norway stood at 0.6574.
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 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3415, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6587 | 0.5368 | 0.9088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7062 | 0.4183 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6783 | 0.3415 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5836 | 0.5175 | 0.6574 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Norway?
- Female homicide rate in Norway was 0.6574 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3415 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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