Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hungary
Hungary: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.2537 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
All-time low
0.0427 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
14
2009–2023
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hungary, 2009–2023
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 Hungary stood at 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hungary peaked at 0.2537 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Hungary ranks 24th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hungary, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1894 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0.1687 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2537 homicides per 100,000 population | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0848 homicides per 100,000 population | -66.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1487 homicides per 100,000 population | +75.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1064 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 homicides per 100,000 population | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 0.107 homicides per 100,000 population | +150.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0642 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2138 homicides per 100,000 population | +233.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1284 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0645 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population | +67.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1894 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1894 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1894 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0427 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2537 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.102 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0645 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1284 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 21 Uruguay 0.1217 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Finland 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Croatia 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 France 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Canada 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Hungary
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 Hungary?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Hungary was 0.1076 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2537 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.