Child homicide rate in France
France: Child homicide rate was 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in France, 1950–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
France recorded 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in France peaked at 0.6925 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.1964 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places France 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4329 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3244 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6925 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4514 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5039 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.367 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2539 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5036 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5337 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6869 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4737 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3703 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5991 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.429 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2839 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6008 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2857 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1964 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3709 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3667 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3754 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 57 Reunion 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Cyprus 0.3578 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Mauritius 0.3548 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Switzerland 0.3407 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Portugal 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Romania 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for France
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 788,419 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 166 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.865 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.959 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.889 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.865 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.597 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in France?
- Child homicide rate in France was 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6925 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1964 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does France rank for child homicide rate?
- France ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.