Male homicide rate in Germany
Germany: Male homicide rate was 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Germany peaked at 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Germany ranks 112th 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 | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9791 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.841 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.914 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 109 Kuwait 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Poland 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Spain 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Netherlands 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Germany
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Germany?
- Male homicide rate in Germany was 0.9486 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for male homicide rate?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.