Homicide rate in Greece
Greece: Homicide rate was 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.5063 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1972
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Homicide rate in Greece, 1961–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate in Greece stood at 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Greece peaked at 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5063 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1972.
Greece ranks 73rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9635 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8707 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7457 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.727 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7244 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5816 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5063 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7504 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5691 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7848 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6545 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6258 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7051 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7196 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6741 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8428 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9296 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8125 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9398 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9434 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7899 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8226 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.0% |
| 1991 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7645 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9131 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8521 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9149 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8074 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8275 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8674 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8038 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8698 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9612 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7244 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6477 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5063 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7848 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8888 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6741 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7645 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8074 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8262 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8698 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Slovenia 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Canada 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Hungary 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Greece
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 94 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0129 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 in Greece?
- Homicide rate in Greece was 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5063 deaths per 100,000 people in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for homicide rate?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.