Female homicide victims in Norway
Norway: Female homicide victims was 18 homicides in 2023. ▬ Flat
Female homicide victims 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Norway is 18 homicides, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Norway peaked at 52 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9 homicides, in 2012.
Norway ranks 78th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female homicide victims in Norway, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.51 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 15.15 homicides | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 12.72 homicides | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 17.19 homicides | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 15.53 homicides | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 15.87 homicides | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 20.13 homicides | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 12.05 homicides | -40.1% |
| 1998 | 12.37 homicides | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 12.16 homicides | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 21.74 homicides | +78.8% |
| 2001 | 14.58 homicides | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 15.33 homicides | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 24.44 homicides | +59.4% |
| 2004 | 12 homicides | -50.9% |
| 2005 | 15.97 homicides | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 21 homicides | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 17 homicides | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 10 homicides | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 12 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 15 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 52 homicides | +246.7% |
| 2012 | 9 homicides | -82.7% |
| 2013 | 20 homicides | +122.2% |
| 2014 | 13 homicides | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 14 homicides | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 11 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 13 homicides | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 9 homicides | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 16 homicides | +77.8% |
| 2020 | 15 homicides | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 16 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 14 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 18 homicides | +28.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 18 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 18 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 77% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims 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 | +246.7% | 15 homicides | 52 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.47 homicides | 11.51 homicides | 20.13 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 homicides | 10 homicides | 24.44 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2 homicides | 9 homicides | 52 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 homicides | 14 homicides | 18 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 victims in Norway?
- Female homicide victims in Norway was 18 homicides 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 victims recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 homicides in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for female homicide victims?
- Norway ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .