Homicide rate in Austria
Austria: Homicide rate was 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Austria, 1955–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate in Austria stood at 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Austria peaked at 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Austria 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9213 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8508 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7597 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5768 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9574 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5794 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 81 Belgium 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Spain 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 South Korea 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Norway 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Czechia 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Netherlands 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Austria
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,651 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 33 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.918 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.883 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Austria?
- Homicide rate in Austria was 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.