Male homicide victims in Iceland
Iceland: Male homicide victims was 4 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Male homicide victims in Iceland, 1996–2023
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
Iceland recorded 4 homicides 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 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2012.
That places Iceland 119th out of 138 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.
Male homicide victims in Iceland, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 homicides | — |
| 1999 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2014 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 3 homicides | — |
| 2016 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2018 | 2 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 4 homicides | +33.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 homicides, 12% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49 homicides, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 homicides | 1 homicides | 1 homicides | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 homicides | 1 homicides | 3 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2 homicides | 0 homicides | 3 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 116 Cayman Islands 5 homicides compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 homicides compare
- 116 Oman 5 homicides compare
- 119 Bermuda 4 homicides compare
- 119 Montenegro 4 homicides compare
- 122 Andorra 2 homicides compare
- 122 Aruba 2 homicides compare
- 122 Brunei 2 homicides compare
- 122 Macao 2 homicides compare
- 122 Singapore 2 homicides compare
- 122 Tonga 2 homicides compare
- 122 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 homicides compare
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Iceland?
- Male homicide victims in Iceland was 4 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 male homicide victims recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for male homicide victims?
- Iceland ranks 119th out of 138 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 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.