Luxembourg vs Romania: Homicide rate by sex of the victim

Luxembourg
1.52 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Romania
1.61 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
98th
Romania rank
96th

Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Romania
0246199020072024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.09 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 98th and Romania ranks 96th of 138 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9837 homicides per 100,000 population 4.62 homicides per 100,000 population 3.63 homicides per 100,000 population Romania
2000s 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population 2.98 homicides per 100,000 population 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population Romania
2010s 0.8683 homicides per 100,000 population 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8398 homicides per 100,000 population Romania
2020s 0.9177 homicides per 100,000 population 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9393 homicides per 100,000 population Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Luxembourg or Romania?
Romania, at 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Luxembourg and Romania?
0.09 homicides per 100,000 population, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Romania?
14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Luxembourg and Romania rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
Luxembourg ranks 98th and Romania ranks 96th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – 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

Indicator
Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
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