Homicide rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Homicide rate was 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Switzerland, 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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Switzerland is 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Switzerland peaked at 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4777 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9978 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6591 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5894 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5006 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7045 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5254 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4777 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 154 Ireland 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 155 Palestine 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 156 Maldives 0.6151 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 158 Italy 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 159 Slovenia 0.5665 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 160 Malta 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Switzerland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 208,287 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.917 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.95 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.843 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.785 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.95 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Switzerland?
- Homicide rate in Switzerland was 0.5975 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4777 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for homicide rate?
- Switzerland ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.