Child homicide rate in Germany
Germany: Child homicide rate was 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people for child homicide rate in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Germany peaked at 0.7606 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.256 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Germany 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6747 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4938 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7606 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4363 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3794 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5293 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3636 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.256 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4966 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 63 Romania 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Czechia 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Turkey 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Bulgaria 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Bahrain 0.2941 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Netherlands 0.2656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Germany
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.828 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.914 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.852 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.828 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Germany?
- Child homicide rate in Germany was 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7606 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for child homicide rate?
- Germany ranks 66th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.