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Homicide rate in Austria

Austria: Homicide rate was 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
139th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.33 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1991
All-time low
0.4914 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Austria, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 0.981 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 0.828 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 0.965 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.751 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 0.87 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 0.804 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.616 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.722 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.656 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.738 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.542 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.697 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.611 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.729 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.917 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.961 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.719 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.491 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.509 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.618 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.796 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.973 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.867 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.729 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.725 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.872 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.876 homicides per 100,000 population

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

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Austria is 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Austria peaked at 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4914 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.

That places Austria 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Austria, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population +14.6%
1992 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population -6.9%
1993 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population -18.2%
1994 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population +9.6%
1995 0.9811 homicides per 100,000 population -11.5%
1996 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population +26.8%
1997 0.8281 homicides per 100,000 population -33.4%
1998 0.9651 homicides per 100,000 population +16.5%
1999 0.7506 homicides per 100,000 population -22.2%
2000 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population +36.3%
2001 0.8704 homicides per 100,000 population -14.9%
2002 0.8043 homicides per 100,000 population -7.6%
2003 0.6156 homicides per 100,000 population -23.5%
2004 0.7218 homicides per 100,000 population +17.3%
2005 0.6562 homicides per 100,000 population -9.1%
2006 0.7376 homicides per 100,000 population +12.4%
2007 0.5424 homicides per 100,000 population -26.5%
2008 0.6968 homicides per 100,000 population +28.5%
2009 0.6111 homicides per 100,000 population -12.3%
2010 0.7292 homicides per 100,000 population +19.3%
2011 0.9174 homicides per 100,000 population +25.8%
2012 0.9607 homicides per 100,000 population +4.7%
2013 0.7192 homicides per 100,000 population -25.1%
2014 0.4914 homicides per 100,000 population -31.7%
2015 0.509 homicides per 100,000 population +3.6%
2016 0.618 homicides per 100,000 population +21.4%
2017 0.7956 homicides per 100,000 population +28.7%
2018 0.9727 homicides per 100,000 population +22.3%
2019 0.867 homicides per 100,000 population -10.9%
2020 0.7286 homicides per 100,000 population -16.0%
2021 0.7249 homicides per 100,000 population -0.5%
2022 0.8715 homicides per 100,000 population +20.2%
2023 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population +0.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 78% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7506 homicides per 100,000 population 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 0.728 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5424 homicides per 100,000 population 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.758 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4914 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9727 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.8003 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7249 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8762 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 136 Saudi Arabia 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 137 Germany 0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 138 Tajikistan 0.8924 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 140 Australia 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 141 Denmark 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Austria?
Homicide rate in Austria was 0.8762 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 recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4914 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
How does Austria rank for homicide rate?
Austria ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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