Germany vs Poland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Germany
0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Poland
0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Germany rank
112th
Poland rank
111th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany, a difference of 0.0469 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 112th and Poland ranks 111th of 138 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8906 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.832 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9791 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2086 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.914 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0759 homicides per 100,000 population | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Germany or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Germany and Poland?
- 0.0469 homicides per 100,000 population, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Germany ranks 112th and Poland ranks 111th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.