Male homicide rate in Sweden
Sweden: Male homicide rate was 1.66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.66
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
93rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 2020
All-time low
0.9691
in 2012
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Male homicide rate in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.66 for male homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Sweden peaked at 1.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9691, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 93rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.9691 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.66 | 1.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 90 New Zealand 1.81 compare
- 91 Uzbekistan 1.74 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.72 compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 1.64 compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.61 compare
- 96 Romania 1.61 compare
More gender data for Sweden
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Sweden?
- Male homicide rate in Sweden was 1.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male homicide rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9691 in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for male homicide rate?
- Sweden ranks 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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