Homicide rate by sex in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate by sex was 0.8391 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8391
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
119th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.34
in 1994
All-time low
0.7268
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Hungary, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Hungary stood at 0.8391.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Hungary peaked at 4.34 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7268, in 2019.
Hungary ranks 119th 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 | 3.58 | 2.64 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.6 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 0.7268 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9615 | 0.8391 | 1.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.793 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.315 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.421 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.493 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Hungary?
- Homicide rate by sex in Hungary was 0.8391 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7268 in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Hungary ranks 119th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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