Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland
Poland: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
111th
of 138 countries
All-time high
3.59 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland, 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
In 2023, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland stood at 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland peaked at 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Poland ranks 111th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 3.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 3.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 3.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9558 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9568 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9558 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 108 Denmark 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Kuwait 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Germany 0.9486 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
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 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 Poland?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Poland was 0.9955 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Poland ranks 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.