Child homicide rate in Germany
Germany: Child homicide rate was 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
66th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7606 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
0.256 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
31
1990–2020
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.
Child homicide rate in Germany, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.704 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.7606 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6663 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6962 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7441 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6846 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7043 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4938 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6511 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6419 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5293 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5154 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4551 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.412 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4042 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3844 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3794 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4944 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4068 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4776 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3515 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4966 deaths per 100,000 people | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3244 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4802 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.1% |
| 2016 | 0.256 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2738 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3056 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2919 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3042 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.