Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia
Czechia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
124th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.85 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2000
All-time low
0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
29
1994–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia, 1994–2023
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
Czechia recorded 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia peaked at 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Czechia 124th out of 138 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.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1995 | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9739 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8152 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7551 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6963 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7534 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5595 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6936 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9613 homicides per 100,000 population | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7307 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population | +136.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 44% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +136.8% | 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8126 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5595 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6853 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9122 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 121 Norway 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 Austria 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Italy 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Macao 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Switzerland 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 127 South Korea 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Czechia was 0.7129 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3853 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Czechia ranks 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.