Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China, 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
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.0907 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2007.
Hong Kong, China ranks 33rd 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 0.0303 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0.0303 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0907 homicides per 100,000 population | +199.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0602 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.1% |
| 2016 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2018 | 0.0295 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2021 | 0.0296 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2022 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0101 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0303 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.033 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0907 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0223 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 30 Ecuador 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Germany 0.0575 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
More social development data for Hong Kong, China
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 236 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 245 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hong Kong, China was 0.0596 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0907 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.