Male homicide victims in New Zealand
New Zealand: Male homicide victims was 46 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims in New Zealand, 1995–2022
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
New Zealand recorded 46 homicides for male homicide victims in 2022.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in New Zealand peaked at 98 homicides in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20 homicides, in 2012.
That places New Zealand 81st out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.73 homicides | — |
| 1996 | 31.76 homicides | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 36.18 homicides | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 27.51 homicides | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 34.41 homicides | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 31.2 homicides | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 29.83 homicides | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 33.43 homicides | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 29.86 homicides | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 33.06 homicides | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 34.26 homicides | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.66 homicides | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 29 homicides | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 28 homicides | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 42 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 20.48 homicides | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 24 homicides | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 20 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 34 homicides | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 29.32 homicides | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 32 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 28 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 22 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 36 homicides | +63.6% |
| 2019 | 98 homicides | +172.2% |
| 2020 | 38 homicides | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 43 homicides | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 46 homicides | +7.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 46 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 homicides, 1.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 46 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.5 homicides, 53% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +172.2% | 36 homicides | 98 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.52 homicides | 27.51 homicides | 36.18 homicides | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.23 homicides | 28 homicides | 42 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.38 homicides | 20 homicides | 98 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.33 homicides | 38 homicides | 46 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in New Zealand?
- Male homicide victims in New Zealand was 46 homicides in 2022, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 98 homicides in 2019.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 homicides in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for male homicide victims?
- New Zealand ranks 81st out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.