Homicide rate by sex in Romania
Romania: Homicide rate by sex was 1.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
96th
of 138 countries
All-time high
5.77
in 1991
All-time low
1.33
in 2012
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Homicide rate by sex in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, homicide rate by sex in Romania stood at 1.61.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Romania peaked at 5.77 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2012.
Romania ranks 96th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 | 3.69 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 | 1.71 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.33 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.61 | 1.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 93 Sweden 1.66 compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 1.64 compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.61 compare
- 97 Fiji 1.53 compare
- 98 Luxembourg 1.52 compare
- 99 Greece 1.37 compare
More social development data for Romania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 206,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.877 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.464 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.806 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.777 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Romania?
- Homicide rate by sex in Romania was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Romania ranks 96th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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