Homicide rate ghe in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Homicide rate ghe was 1.28 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.28
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
151st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 2001
All-time low
1.28
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate ghe in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.28 for homicide rate ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate ghe in United Kingdom peaked at 2.18 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 151st 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 | 1.91 | 1.62 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.3 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 148 Cyprus 1.42 compare
- 149 Hungary 1.39 compare
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.37 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1.27 compare
- 153 Belgium 1.23 compare
- 154 Denmark 1.22 compare
- 154 New Zealand 1.22 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 517 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.844 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.689 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.772 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.859 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.833 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.533 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate ghe in United Kingdom?
- Homicide rate ghe in United Kingdom was 1.28 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate ghe recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate ghe recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for homicide rate ghe?
- United Kingdom ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate ghe rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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