Homicide rate in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate was 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Hungary, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Hungary peaked at 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Hungary ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 146 Morocco 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Kuwait 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Cyprus 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 United Kingdom 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Hungary
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,055 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.421 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.493 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.605 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.421 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Hungary?
- Homicide rate in Hungary was 1.39 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate?
- Hungary ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.