Homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
76th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary, 1955–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary stood at 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary peaked at 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Hungary ranks 76th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1957 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +68.3% |
| 1958 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.4% |
| 1959 | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.8% |
| 1961 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.7% |
| 1962 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.9% |
| 1967 | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9325 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8582 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8187 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.973 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9473 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8187 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.973 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Canada 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Cyprus 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 France 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Slovakia 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Hungary was 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Hungary ranks 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.