Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China
China: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China, 1995–2020
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China is 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China peaked at 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
China ranks 161st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7086 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5184 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9922 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 230 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 153,962 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.03 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.039 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.179 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.036 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in China was 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does China rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- China ranks 161st out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.