Homicide rate in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Homicide rate was 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Luxembourg, 1994–2022
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 Luxembourg is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 145.0% on the previous year and up 356.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Luxembourg peaked at 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2012.
Luxembourg ranks 115th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4899 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4364 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6854 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.877 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4757 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 112 Israel 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Estonia 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Vietnam 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 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
More social development data for Luxembourg
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 10,284 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.895 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.946 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.777 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.556 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.946 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Luxembourg?
- Homicide rate in Luxembourg was 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does Luxembourg rank for homicide rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.