Homicide rate from firearms in Greece
Greece: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
42nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
All-time low
0.2046 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Homicide rate from firearms in Greece, 2016–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate from firearms in Greece is 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
That places Greece 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate from firearms in Greece, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.2413 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0.2046 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3262 homicides per 100,000 population | +59.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2332 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2524 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2647 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3169 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2513 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2046 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3262 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2915 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2524 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 39 Sweden 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Serbia 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Armenia 0.3737 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Cyprus 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Jordan 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population 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 from firearms in Greece?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Greece was 0.3319 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2046 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.