Male homicide rate in Korea
Korea: Male homicide rate was 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 138 countries
All-time high
0.8616 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
All-time low
0.4831 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
13
2011–2023
Male homicide rate in Korea, 2011–2023
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 Korea stood at 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Korea peaked at 0.8616 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4831 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Korea ranks 127th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Male homicide rate in Korea, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7468 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0.8616 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6735 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 0.724 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.692 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6304 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5703 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5883 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5332 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6331 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4831 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4915 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 34% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.4916 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population, 37% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6689 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5332 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8616 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5248 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4831 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6331 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 124 Czechia 0.7129 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Macao 0.6073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Switzerland 0.5675 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 128 Hong Kong 0.4471 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 129 Malta 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 130 Japan 0.2323 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Korea?
- Male homicide rate in Korea was 0.4916 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8616 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4831 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for male homicide rate?
- Korea ranks 127th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.