Homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany
Germany: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
95th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Homicide rate by age of the victim 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
In 2020, homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany stood at 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany peaked at 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Germany 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9165 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8643 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8771 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7337 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6886 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7335 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6714 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5505 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5876 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5495 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5407 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5895 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5283 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4968 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4935 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4569 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5313 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4578 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4355 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8643 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7337 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5895 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 92 Poland 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Switzerland 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Italy 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Germany was 0.4461 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 homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Germany ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.