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Homicide rate by age of the victim in France

France: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
78th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1958
All-time low
0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Homicide rate by age of the victim in France, 1950–2022

0.511.52195019862022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

France recorded 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in France peaked at 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

That places France 78th out of 111 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.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in France, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1950 0.765 deaths per 100,000 people —
1951 0.7609 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
1952 0.5935 deaths per 100,000 people -22.0%
1953 0.6479 deaths per 100,000 people +9.2%
1954 0.583 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
1955 0.6977 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1956 0.7915 deaths per 100,000 people +13.4%
1957 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people +140.9%
1958 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people +14.9%
1959 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people -14.1%
1960 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people -16.7%
1961 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people +39.5%
1962 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people -29.9%
1963 0.7571 deaths per 100,000 people -50.6%
1964 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
1965 0.7753 deaths per 100,000 people -5.4%
1966 0.7038 deaths per 100,000 people -9.2%
1967 0.8981 deaths per 100,000 people +27.6%
1968 0.7393 deaths per 100,000 people -17.7%
1969 0.8387 deaths per 100,000 people +13.5%
1970 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
1971 0.7727 deaths per 100,000 people +4.9%
1972 0.8704 deaths per 100,000 people +12.6%
1973 0.7999 deaths per 100,000 people -8.1%
1974 0.943 deaths per 100,000 people +17.9%
1975 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people +7.4%
1976 0.9056 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
1977 0.9835 deaths per 100,000 people +8.6%
1978 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1979 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
1980 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -6.0%
1981 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1982 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%
1983 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people +10.2%
1984 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
1985 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
1986 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people -5.7%
1987 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
1988 0.9985 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1989 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%
1990 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
1991 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1992 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -7.6%
1993 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
1994 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
1995 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
1996 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
1997 0.9401 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
1998 0.7408 deaths per 100,000 people -21.2%
1999 0.7147 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
2000 0.8541 deaths per 100,000 people +19.5%
2001 0.8261 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
2002 0.8077 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2003 0.7514 deaths per 100,000 people -7.0%
2004 0.7684 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
2005 0.7132 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
2006 0.6737 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2007 0.6036 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
2008 0.711 deaths per 100,000 people +17.8%
2009 0.7602 deaths per 100,000 people +6.9%
2010 0.6435 deaths per 100,000 people -15.3%
2011 0.6263 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2012 0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.6193 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2014 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people -28.2%
2015 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2016 0.4268 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
2017 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people -10.5%
2018 0.608 deaths per 100,000 people +59.1%
2019 0.6357 deaths per 100,000 people +4.6%
2020 0.6511 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
2021 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people +13.1%
2022 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.583 deaths per 100,000 people 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1960s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7038 deaths per 100,000 people 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1970s 0.9117 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9985 deaths per 100,000 people 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7147 deaths per 100,000 people 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.7469 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6036 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8541 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.548 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6435 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.7042 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6511 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near France

  1. 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 76 Hungary 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 77 Cyprus 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 79 Slovakia 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 80 Denmark 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in France?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in France was 0.7247 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 homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1958.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does France rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
France ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.