Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland
Poland: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland stood at 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland peaked at 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Poland 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.858 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8313 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7301 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6969 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 139 Australia 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 140 Denmark 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 141 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 143 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 144 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 145 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,368 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.862 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.645 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.918 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.918 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Poland was 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Poland ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.