Female homicide rate in Poland
Poland: Female homicide rate was 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate 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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Poland is 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 32.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Poland peaked at 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3603 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Poland ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9311 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.818 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4505 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4965 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3603 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6683 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4817 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4031 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 97 Sweden 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 98 Switzerland 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 99 Hungary 0.6153 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
- 103 Australia 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Poland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 158,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 156,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 169,033 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Poland?
- Female homicide rate in Poland was 0.6107 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3603 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for female homicide rate?
- Poland ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .