Intentional homicides in Portugal

Portugal recorded 0.7 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2022.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank

Portugal, 2022 0.7 Victims per 100,000 people

Change from 2021 −0.1per 100,000 people 2021: 0.8 per 100,000 people

European Union, 2015 1.0 per 100,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Portugal (2022).

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 0.9 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Intentional homicides in Portugal over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2022
Period	Portugal	European Union
2022	0.7 per 100,000 people	–
2021	0.8 per 100,000 people	–
2020	0.8 per 100,000 people	–
2019	0.7 per 100,000 people	–
2018	0.8 per 100,000 people	–
2017	0.7 per 100,000 people	–
2016	0.6 per 100,000 people	–
2015	1.0 per 100,000 people	1.0 per 100,000 people
2014	0.9 per 100,000 people	1.0 per 100,000 people
2013	1.4 per 100,000 people	–
2012	1.2 per 100,000 people	1.1 per 100,000 people
2011	1.1 per 100,000 people	–
2010	1.2 per 100,000 people	–
2005	1.3 per 100,000 people	–
2002	1.1 per 100,000 people	–
2001	1.0 per 100,000 people	–
2000	1.1 per 100,000 people	–
1999	1.1 per 100,000 people	–

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −0.1 from 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 1.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.4.

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All statistics for Portugal

Intentional homicides 0.68 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 6.9% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 88.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 146.5 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 722 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 1990 to 2022 for Portugal
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

How Portugal compares in 2020 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2020.

100 Australia 0.9 per 100,000 people
101 Denmark 0.8 per 100,000 people
102 Hungary 0.8 per 100,000 people
103 Portugal 0.8 per 100,000 people
104 Malaysia 0.7 per 100,000 people
105 Czechia 0.7 per 100,000 people
106 Greece 0.7 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Unlawful deaths purposefully inflicted on a person by another person, per 100,000 people, from criminal justice and public health sources compiled by UNODC.

Population covered: Total population

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