Homicide rate from firearms in Czechia
Czechia: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Czechia, 2007–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate from firearms in Czechia stood at 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 176.5% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Czechia peaked at 0.4353 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.019 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Czechia 48th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2958 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1919 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4353 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.092 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.019 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1715 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.119 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0474 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 45 Jordan 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 India 0.2957 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 North Macedonia 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Bulgaria 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 New Zealand 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Belarus 0.2111 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.872 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.948 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.948 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Czechia?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Czechia was 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4353 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Czechia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.