Male homicide victims in Norway
Norway: Male homicide victims was 22 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22
Change on year
up 37.5%
World rank
99th
of 136 countries
All-time high
59
in 2011
All-time low
10
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023
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 136 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.
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
- 96 Switzerland 25 compare
- 97 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 23 compare
- 97 Ireland 23 compare
- 100 Barbados 20 compare
- 101 Mauritius 19 compare
- 101 North Macedonia, Republic of 19 compare
More gender data for Norway
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,474 (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 136 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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