Italy vs Poland: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Italy
118 homicides
in 2023
Poland
122 homicides
in 2023
Italy rank
39th
Poland rank
37th
Homicides, by sex of the victim over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 122 homicides against 118 homicides in Italy, a difference of 4 homicides.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 39th and Poland ranks 37th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200.16 homicides | 235.29 homicides | 35.13 homicides | Poland |
| 2000s | 169.65 homicides | 161.93 homicides | 7.72 homicides | Italy |
| 2010s | 148.01 homicides | 97.85 homicides | 50.15 homicides | Italy |
| 2020s | 119.75 homicides | 95.25 homicides | 24.5 homicides | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 122 homicides against 118 homicides in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Italy and Poland?
- 4 homicides, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Italy ranks 39th and Poland ranks 37th 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 Homicides, 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
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .