Male homicide rate in Austria
Austria: Male homicide rate was 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Austria, 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, male homicide rate in Austria stood at 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Austria peaked at 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4786 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Austria ranks 122nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.731 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6842 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5145 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7922 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7761 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4786 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7088 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5666 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8519 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 119 Hungary 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 120 United Kingdom 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 121 Norway 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Italy 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 124 Czechia 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Macao 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Austria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 42,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 44,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Austria?
- Male homicide rate in Austria was 0.7788 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 male homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4786 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for male homicide rate?
- Austria ranks 122nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.