Homicide rate in Poland
Poland: Homicide rate was 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.508 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
92nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.508 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
59
1959–2022
Homicide rate in Poland, 1959–2022
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 Poland stood at 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Poland peaked at 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Poland ranks 92nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicide rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960 | 0.9709 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1961 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1962 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8504 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8287 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9717 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9611 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9317 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9072 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9771 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8716 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.4% |
| 1984 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 1991 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9305 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9801 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8841 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7714 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7509 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6928 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5402 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5774 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5962 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.9531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8716 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8401 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5402 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5962 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 89 Jordan 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Bahrain 0.5325 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
- 95 Germany 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (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 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 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 Poland?
- Homicide rate in Poland was 0.508 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for homicide rate?
- Poland ranks 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.