Female homicide rate in Poland

Poland: Female homicide rate was 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 32.7%
World rank
100th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.37 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1991
All-time low
0.3603 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Female homicide rate in Poland, 1990–2023

0.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.931 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.781 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.733 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.712 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.588 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.45 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.569 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.599 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.668 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.562 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.434 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.468 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.568 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.36 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.477 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.422 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.407 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.453 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.403 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.46 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.611 homicides per 100,000 population

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 97 Sweden 0.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 98 Switzerland 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 99 Hungary 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 101 Denmark 0.5683 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 102 Egypt 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 103 Australia 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
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