Female homicide rate in Hungary
Hungary: Female homicide rate was 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Hungary, 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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide rate in Hungary stood at 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Hungary peaked at 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5145 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Hungary 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6088 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6928 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5145 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8732 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 96 Albania 0.6375 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 97 Sweden 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 98 Switzerland 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 100 Poland 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 101 Denmark 0.5683 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 102 Egypt 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Hungary
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 48,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Hungary?
- Female homicide rate in Hungary was 0.6153 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 female homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5145 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for female homicide rate?
- Hungary ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .