Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany
Germany: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0575 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Germany is 0.0575, 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0339, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0649 | 0.0416 | 0.0878 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0543 | 0.0339 | 0.0751 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 compare
- 33 Hong Kong (China) 0.0596 compare
- 35 Czechia 0.0563 compare
- 36 Spain 0.051 compare
- 37 Algeria 0.0467 compare
More social development data for Germany
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 in 2023, according to 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 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 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 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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