Homicide rate in Austria
Austria: Homicide rate was 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Austria is 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Austria peaked at 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places Austria 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.807 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 182 Czechia 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Norway 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Spain 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Andorra 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Qatar 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Switzerland 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Austria
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 33 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.918 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.883 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Austria?
- Homicide rate in Austria was 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.