Japan vs Poland: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Japan
144 homicides
in 2023
Poland
122 homicides
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Poland rank
37th
Homicides, by sex of the victim over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 144 homicides against 122 homicides in Poland, a difference of 22 homicides.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 34th and Poland ranks 37th of 138 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 312.38 homicides | 235.29 homicides | 77.08 homicides | Japan |
| 2000s | 312.8 homicides | 161.12 homicides | 151.68 homicides | Japan |
| 2010s | 205.6 homicides | 97.85 homicides | 107.75 homicides | Japan |
| 2020s | 158 homicides | 95.25 homicides | 62.75 homicides | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 144 homicides against 122 homicides in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Japan and Poland?
- 22 homicides, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Japan ranks 34th 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 .