Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany
Germany: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany is 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany peaked at 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Germany ranks 112th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9791 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.841 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.914 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 109 Kuwait 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Poland 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Spain 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Netherlands 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Germany
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.828 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.914 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.852 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.828 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Germany was 0.9486 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.