Homicide rate in France
France: Homicide rate was 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in France, 1990–2024
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 France is 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in France peaked at 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
France ranks 119th of 179 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 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 116 North Macedonia 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 117 New Zealand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 120 Serbia 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 121 Egypt 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 Iceland 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for France
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 788,419 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 166 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.889 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.917 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.8 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.597 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.917 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in France?
- Homicide rate in France was 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does France rank for homicide rate?
- France ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.