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Male homicide rate in Poland

Poland: Male homicide rate was 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
111th
of 138 countries
All-time high
3.59 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Male homicide rate in Poland, 1990–2023

12341990200620231990: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.933 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.956 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.957 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.995 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 Poland stood at 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Poland peaked at 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.

Poland ranks 111th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Male homicide rate in Poland, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 3.13 homicides per 100,000 population +25.6%
1992 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population +10.0%
1993 3.53 homicides per 100,000 population +2.6%
1994 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population +1.6%
1995 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population -8.0%
1996 3.27 homicides per 100,000 population -0.8%
1999 3 homicides per 100,000 population -8.3%
2000 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population +12.5%
2001 3.01 homicides per 100,000 population -10.9%
2002 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population -8.1%
2003 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population -10.6%
2004 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population +5.0%
2005 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population -14.1%
2006 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population -14.7%
2007 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population +17.2%
2008 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population -41.9%
2009 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population +16.0%
2010 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population -3.6%
2011 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population +8.4%
2012 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population +2.5%
2013 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population -26.5%
2014 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population -11.2%
2015 1 homicides per 100,000 population -4.5%
2016 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population +1.6%
2017 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population +2.1%
2018 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population -1.5%
2019 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population -8.9%
2020 0.9558 homicides per 100,000 population +2.5%
2021 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population +10.0%
2022 0.9568 homicides per 100,000 population -9.0%
2023 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population +4.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.22 homicides per 100,000 population 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population 8
2000s 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.99 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9558 homicides per 100,000 population 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 108 Denmark 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 109 Kuwait 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 112 Germany 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 113 Spain 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 114 Netherlands 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male homicide rate in Poland?
Male homicide rate in Poland was 0.9955 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9327 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
How does Poland rank for male homicide rate?
Poland ranks 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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