Austria vs Germany: Homicide rate
Austria
0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Germany
0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Germany rank
137th
Homicide rate over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.0345 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 139th and Germany ranks 137th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8004 homicides per 100,000 population | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.728 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5539 homicides per 100,000 population | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.758 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9093 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1513 homicides per 100,000 population | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8003 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.873 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0727 homicides per 100,000 population | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0345 homicides per 100,000 population, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 139th and Germany ranks 137th of 179 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. 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 population.