World homicide · East Asia & Pacific
New Zealand
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, UNODC via the World Bank · data vintage April 8, 2026.
Homicide rate (2022)
1.5per 100k
≈ 74 deaths (est.)
Year-over-year
+26.5%
2021 → 2022
vs. world average
-3.8per 100k
World rate 5.3 in 2022
Homicide rate since 2018
Per 100,000 people. New Zealand compared with the United States and the world average over the same years. Gaps in a line are years the country did not report.
Year-by-year
| Year | Rate /100k | Deaths (est.) | World rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.1 | 55 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 114 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 52 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 59 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 74 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | — | — | 5.2 | 5.8 |
— means New Zealand did not report that year. Death counts are estimates: the UNODC rate times that year's population.
Methodology
Source: UNODC intentional homicide via the World Bank (indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). Intentional homicide is an unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause death or serious injury. War deaths do not count.
Countries report on their own schedules. Years New Zealand did not report render as "—" and break the trend line rather than bridging the gap. Year-over-year change is shown only for two back-to-back reported years.
See the world page methodology for the full rules: ranking gates, the small-country flag and how the world average is built.