Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany
Germany: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany, 2011–2023
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany peaked at 0.0878 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0339 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Germany ranks 34th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0.048 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.068 homicides per 100,000 population | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0726 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0594 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0416 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0878 homicides per 100,000 population | +110.8% |
| 2018 | 0.068 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0751 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0339 homicides per 100,000 population | -54.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0506 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0649 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0416 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0878 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0543 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0339 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0751 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Hong Kong 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Czechia 0.0563 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
More social development data for Germany
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0318 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 Germany?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany was 0.0575 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0878 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0339 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.