Homicide rate by sex of the victim in France
France: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in France, 2015–2024
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 2024, homicide rate by sex of the victim in France stood at 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in France peaked at 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
France ranks 87th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in France, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- France's 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 84 Latvia 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 85 Serbia 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 86 Iceland 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Belgium 2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 89 Algeria 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 90 New Zealand 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for France
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 788,419 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0115 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 France?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in France was 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does France rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- France ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.