Male homicide rate in Canada
Canada: Male homicide rate was 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Canada, 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, male homicide rate in Canada stood at 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Canada peaked at 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
Canada ranks 76th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 73 Belarus 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Morocco 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 79 Israel 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Canada
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 190,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 199,843 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Canada?
- Male homicide rate in Canada was 2.89 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 male homicide rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for male homicide rate?
- Canada ranks 76th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.