Homicides in Poland
Poland: Homicides was 311 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Poland, 1990–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides in Poland stood at 311 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Poland peaked at 917 homicides in 1994 and was at its lowest, 253 homicides, in 2019.
That places Poland 69th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Homicides in Poland, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 679 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 849 homicides | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 857 homicides | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 905 homicides | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 917 homicides | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 853 homicides | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 873 homicides | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 807 homicides | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 759 homicides | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 741 homicides | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 855 homicides | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 776 homicides | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 716 homicides | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 326 homicides | -54.5% |
| 2009 | 387 homicides | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 384 homicides | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 422 homicides | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 409 homicides | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 305 homicides | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 287 homicides | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 298 homicides | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 260 homicides | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 287 homicides | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 273 homicides | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 253 homicides | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 266 homicides | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 273 homicides | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 270 homicides | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 311 homicides | +15.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 311 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5 homicides, 5.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 311 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 824 homicides | 679 homicides | 917 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 612 homicides | 326 homicides | 855 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 317.8 homicides | 253 homicides | 422 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 280 homicides | 266 homicides | 311 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 homicides in Poland?
- Homicides in Poland was 311 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 917 homicides in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 homicides in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for homicides?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.