Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia
Czechia: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 40.8%
World rank
35th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.274 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2009
All-time low
0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
16
2007–2023
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia, 2007–2023
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
Czechia recorded 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2023.
The figure is down 40.8% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia peaked at 0.274 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Czechia ranks 35th of 67 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.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0791 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0.1574 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.1% |
| 2009 | 0.274 homicides per 100,000 population | +74.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1948 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.097 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2132 homicides per 100,000 population | +119.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1355 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1547 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1545 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 homicides per 100,000 population | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0963 homicides per 100,000 population | +66.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population | -80.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0771 homicides per 100,000 population | +300.7% |
| 2022 | 0.095 homicides per 100,000 population | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1702 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0791 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.274 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1248 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2132 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.095 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Hong Kong 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Germany 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Spain 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Algeria 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Czechia was 0.0563 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.274 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Czechia ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.