Male homicide victims in Iceland
Iceland: Male homicide victims was 4 in 2023. β Volatile
Latest (2023)
4
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
119th
of 136 countries
All-time high
4
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2012
Years of data
19
1996β2023
Male homicide victims in Iceland, 1996β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4 for male homicide victims in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Iceland peaked at 4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Iceland 119th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 116 Cayman Islands 5 compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 compare
- 116 Oman 5 compare
- 119 Bermuda 4 compare
- 119 Montenegro 4 compare
- 122 Andorra, Principality of 2 compare
- 122 Aruba 2 compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2 compare
- 122 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 2 compare
- 122 Singapore 2 compare
- 122 Tonga 2 compare
- 122 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
More gender data for Iceland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Iceland?
- Male homicide victims in Iceland was 4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male homicide victims recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for male homicide victims?
- Iceland ranks 119th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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