Homicide rate who vs unodc in France
France: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 1.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
119th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.63
in 1993
All-time low
1.05
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Homicide rate who vs unodc in France, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 1.35 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in France peaked at 2.63 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2020.
That places France 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 | 1.61 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.3 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.06 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.05 | 1.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 116 North Macedonia 1.53 compare
- 117 New Zealand 1.46 compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 compare
- 120 Serbia 1.31 compare
- 121 Egypt 1.31 compare
- 122 Iceland 1.29 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 166 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.917 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.8 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.865 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.889 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.959 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in France?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in France was 1.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2020.
- How does France rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- France ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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