Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France
France: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France, 2015–2024
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France is 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France peaked at 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
That places France 26th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0637 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.0698 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0506 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0694 homicides per 100,000 population | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0628 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0908 homicides per 100,000 population | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0687 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0716 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0683 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- France's 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0633 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0506 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0698 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0785 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0683 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 Finland 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Hungary 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Croatia 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Canada 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Lithuania 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Albania 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for France
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 788,419 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 166 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0115 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 France?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in France was 0.093 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does France rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- France ranks 26th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.