Homicide rate in Germany
Germany: Homicide rate was 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2020, homicide rate in Germany stood at 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Germany peaked at 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Germany ranks 95th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8643 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7337 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5895 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 92 Poland 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Switzerland 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Italy 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Germany
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.828 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.914 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.852 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.828 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Germany?
- Homicide rate in Germany was 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3923 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for homicide rate?
- Germany ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.