Homicide rate in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate was 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Hungary, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate in Hungary stood at 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Hungary peaked at 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6653 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Hungary 148th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6653 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8216 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9706 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 147 Norway 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 149 Portugal 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Hungary
- 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)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.605 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.793 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.315 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.793 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Hungary?
- Homicide rate in Hungary was 0.7227 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6653 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate?
- Hungary ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.