Homicide rate in Romania
Romania: Homicide rate was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Romania, 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
Romania recorded 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Romania peaked at 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Romania 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 124 Algeria 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Sweden 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Slovakia 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 128 United Kingdom 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 129 Bulgaria 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 130 Belgium 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Romania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 206,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.806 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.877 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.464 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.877 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Romania?
- Homicide rate in Romania was 1.12 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Romania rank for homicide rate?
- Romania ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.