Homicides in Romania
Romania: Homicides was 231 deaths in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Romania, 1989–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Romania recorded 231 deaths for homicides in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Romania peaked at 1,229 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 231 deaths, in 2022.
Romania ranks 39th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 895 deaths | 895 deaths | 895 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 960.2 deaths | 754 deaths | 1,229 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 646.5 deaths | 447 deaths | 841 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.1 deaths | 270 deaths | 514 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 253 deaths | 231 deaths | 275 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More social development data for Romania
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 206,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.777 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.806 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.605 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.464 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Romania?
- Homicides in Romania was 231 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,229 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 231 deaths in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for homicides?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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About this data
Annual number of homicides.