Male homicide rate in Austria

Austria: Male homicide rate was 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
122nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.51 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1991
All-time low
0.4786 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Male homicide rate in Austria, 1990–2023

0.50.7511.21.51990200620231990: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 0.93 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 0.746 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.731 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 0.734 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 0.724 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 0.697 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.675 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.682 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.746 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.792 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.515 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.716 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.563 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.687 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.773 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.479 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.637 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.536 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.763 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.966 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.847 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.638 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.567 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.852 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.779 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 119 Hungary 0.8391 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 120 United Kingdom 0.8024 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 121 Norway 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 123 Italy 0.757 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 124 Czechia 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 125 Macao 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Male 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, 2,730 data points, 1990–2024
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