Australia vs Poland: Female homicide rate
Australia
0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Poland
0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Australia rank
103rd
Poland rank
100th
Female homicide rate over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.078 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 103rd and Poland ranks 100th of 138 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2096 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9978 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.818 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1798 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.702 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4965 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2055 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4983 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4817 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0166 homicides per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Australia or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Australia and Poland?
- 0.078 homicides per 100,000 population, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Australia ranks 103rd and Poland ranks 100th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .