Male homicide victims in Norway
Norway: Male homicide victims was 22 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 22 for male homicide victims in 2023.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Norway peaked at 59 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2015.
Norway ranks 99th 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.
Male homicide victims in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.49 | — |
| 1991 | 34.85 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 33.28 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 20.81 | -37.5% |
| 1994 | 17.47 | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 26.13 | +49.6% |
| 1996 | 22.87 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 25.95 | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 25.63 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 20.84 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 26.26 | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 22.42 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 30.67 | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 26.56 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 24 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 17.03 | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 24 | +84.6% |
| 2009 | 17 | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 59 | +321.4% |
| 2012 | 18 | -69.5% |
| 2013 | 26 | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 16 | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 22 | +37.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 34, 65% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49, 45% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +321.4% | 14 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.33 | 17.47 | 35.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.29 | 12 | 30.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 | 10 | 59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 | 13 | 22 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Norway?
- Male homicide victims in Norway was 22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male homicide victims recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2011.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for male homicide victims?
- Norway ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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