Hungary vs Ireland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Hungary
0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland
0.894 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Hungary rank
119th
Ireland rank
117th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Hungary
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary, a difference of 0.0549 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 119th and Ireland ranks 117th of 138 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.26 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3774 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4221 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.9615 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9535 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0079 homicides per 100,000 population | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Hungary or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Hungary and Ireland?
- 0.0549 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ireland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Ireland rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Hungary ranks 119th and Ireland ranks 117th 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.