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Homicide rate
What this indicator measures
Number of intentional homicides recorded per 100,000 inhabitants in a year, according to police and criminal justice statistics.
How to read this?
A value of 10 means 10 intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants over the year.
Ranking : ranked from lowest to highest
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192countries with data
76.3 per 100,000maximum · Turks & Caicos Islands
2.6 per 100,000median
0.1 per 100,000minimum · Singapore
1994–2023data year(s)
In brief
The "Homicide rate" ranking covers 192 countries and territories. Lowest value: Singapore (0.1 per 100,000). Highest value: Turks & Caicos Islands (76.3 per 100,000). Median: 2.6 per 100,000 (data: 1994–2023). The top 10% of countries exceed 23 per 100,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.6 per 100,000. By continent, the median is highest in North America (16.9 per 100,000) and lowest in Europe (1.1 per 100,000).
Median by continent
- North America 16.9 per 100,000 (33)
- South America 9.9 per 100,000 (12)
- Africa 4.6 per 100,000 (36)
- Oceania 3.7 per 100,000 (17)
- Asia 1.8 per 100,000 (46)
- Europe 1.1 per 100,000 (45)
Why this indicator matters
The homicide rate is one of the most widely used benchmarks for comparing personal safety. It allows countries to be placed in relation to lethal violence, regardless of their size.
What makes this indicator vary
Levels depend on many elements: conflicts, organized crime, inequality, access to weapons, the effectiveness of the police and justice system, and the economic context. They can vary sharply from one year to the next.
Reading precautions
The figures come from police and criminal justice statistics, whose quality and definitions differ between countries. Unrecorded homicides escape the count. In small countries, a few cases can make the rate vary a lot.
Full ranking
ranked from lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 0.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 2e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 0.1 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 3e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 0.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 4e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 0.2 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 5e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 0.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 6e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 0.2 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 7e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 0.3 per 100,000 | 2015 |
| 8e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 0.3 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 9e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 0.3 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 10e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 0.4 per 100,000 | 2009 |
| 11e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 0.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 12e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 0.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 13e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 0.5 per 100,000 | 2013 |
| 14e | 🇨🇳 China | 0.5 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 15e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 16e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 17e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 18e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 19e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 20e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 0.6 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 21e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 22e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 23e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 24e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 25e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 26e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 27e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 28e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 29e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 0.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 30e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 31e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 32e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 33e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 34e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 35e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 0.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 36e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 37e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 38e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 39e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 40e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 41e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 42e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 0.9 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 43e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 44e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 45e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 46e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 1 per 100,000 | 2015 |
| 47e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 48e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 49e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 50e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 51e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2017 |
| 52e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 53e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2017 |
| 54e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 55e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 1.2 per 100,000 | 2015 |
| 57e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 58e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 1.3 per 100,000 | 2017 |
| 59e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 60e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.3 per 100,000 | 2017 |
| 61e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 62e | 🇫🇷 France | 1.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 63e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 1.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 64e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 1.4 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 65e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1.5 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 66e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 1.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 67e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1.5 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 68e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1.5 per 100,000 | 2011 |
| 69e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 70e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 1.6 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 71e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 1.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 72e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 1.7 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 73e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 1.8 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 74e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 1.8 per 100,000 | 2011 |
| 75e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1.8 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 76e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 1.9 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 77e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 1.9 per 100,000 | 2014 |
| 78e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 79e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 2 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 80e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 2.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 81e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 2.1 per 100,000 | 2010 |
| 82e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 2.1 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 83e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 2.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 84e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 85e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 2.2 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 86e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2.2 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 87e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2.3 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 88e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2.3 per 100,000 | 2018 |
| 89e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2.4 per 100,000 | 2014 |
| 90e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2.4 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 91e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 2.5 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 92e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 93e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 94e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2.6 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 95e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 2.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 96e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 2.6 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 97e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 98e | 🇮🇳 India | 2.8 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 99e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 3.1 per 100,000 | 2001 |
| 100e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 3.1 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 101e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 3.1 per 100,000 | 2009 |
| 102e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 3.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 103e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 3.2 per 100,000 | 2011 |
| 104e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 3.3 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 105e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 3.6 per 100,000 | 2011 |
| 106e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 3.6 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 107e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 3.6 per 100,000 | 2002 |
| 108e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 3.7 per 100,000 | 2008 |
| 109e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 3.7 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 110e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 3.8 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 111e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 4 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 112e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 4.1 per 100,000 | 2015 |
| 113e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 4.1 per 100,000 | 2016 |
| 114e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 4.2 per 100,000 | 1994 |
| 115e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 4.3 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 116e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 4.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 117e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 118e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 4.4 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 119e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 4.4 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 120e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 4.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 121e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 4.5 per 100,000 | 2019 |
| 122e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 123e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 4.7 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 124e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 4.8 per 100,000 | 2011 |
| 125e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.9 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 126e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 5.1 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 127e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 5.1 per 100,000 | 2008 |
| 128e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 5.2 per 100,000 | 2015 |
| 129e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 5.4 per 100,000 | 2016 |
| 130e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 5.6 per 100,000 | 2016 |
| 131e | 🇺🇸 United States | 5.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 132e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 5.8 per 100,000 | 2013 |
| 133e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 5.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 134e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 6.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 135e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 6.3 per 100,000 | 2018 |
| 136e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 6.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 137e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 6.5 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 138e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 6.8 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 139e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 6.8 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 140e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 6.8 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 141e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 6.8 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 142e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 7 per 100,000 | 2020 |
| 143e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 7.1 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 144e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 7.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 145e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 7.9 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 146e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 8 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 147e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 8.2 per 100,000 | 2006 |
| 148e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 8.5 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 149e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 8.6 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 150e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 151e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 9.3 per 100,000 | 2010 |
| 152e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 9.5 per 100,000 | 2013 |
| 153e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 10.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 154e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 10.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 155e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 11.2 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 156e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 11.2 per 100,000 | 2018 |
| 157e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 11.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 158e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 11.3 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 159e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 11.4 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 160e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 11.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 161e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 12.5 per 100,000 | 2021 |
| 162e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 12.6 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 163e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 13.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 164e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 14.6 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 165e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 15.6 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 166e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 15.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 167e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 16.9 per 100,000 | 2007 |
| 168e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 17.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 169e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 18.3 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 170e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 19.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 171e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 19.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 172e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 20.1 per 100,000 | 2016 |
| 173e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 23.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 174e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 24.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 175e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 24.9 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 176e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 25.5 per 100,000 | 2018 |
| 177e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 26.9 per 100,000 | 2016 |
| 178e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 27.1 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 179e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 28.1 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 180e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 31.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 181e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 32.2 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 182e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 38.2 per 100,000 | 2008 |
| 183e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 39 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 184e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 40.4 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 185e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 41.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 186e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 43.7 per 100,000 | 2022 |
| 187e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 45.7 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 188e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 49.4 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 189e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 49.9 per 100,000 | 2012 |
| 190e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 51.3 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 191e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 64.2 per 100,000 | 2023 |
| 192e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 76.3 per 100,000 | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Homicide rate"?
The highest value is in Turks & Caicos Islands, at 76.3 per 100,000 (2022).
Which country has the lowest value for "Homicide rate"?
The lowest value is in Singapore, at 0.1 per 100,000 (2023).
What is the world median value of "Homicide rate"?
The world median is 2.6 per 100,000, calculated across 192 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Homicide rate" for France?
France scores 1.3 per 100,000 (2023), ranking 62 out of 192 countries (ranked from lowest to highest).
Where does the "Homicide rate" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (World Development Indicators). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How is the homicide rate calculated?
Intentional homicides recorded over a year are counted, then divided per one hundred thousand inhabitants. This allows countries of different sizes to be compared.
Does a low rate mean a country is safe?
Not entirely. The rate only measures recorded intentional homicides. It does not cover other crimes or unreported homicides, and does not always reflect the sense of safety.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (World Development Indicators). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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