Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Germany

Number of intentional homicides in Germany in 2023 — 770 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.3%.

2023 770 people +12.24% vs 2022
World rank 62of 83
Period maximum 2,032 people1995
Period minimum 623 people2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Germany, 1990–202301,0002,0003,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 931 people1991: 1,127 people1992: 1,158 people1993: 1,348 people1994: 1,949 people1995: 2,032 people1996: 1,923 people1997: 1,800 people1998: 1,602 people1999: 1,326 people2000: 1,364 people2001: 1,181 people2002: 1,172 people2003: 1,097 people2004: 1,112 people2005: 1,044 people2006: 988 people2007: 888 people2008: 831 people2009: 803 people2010: 793 people2011: 738 people2012: 659 people2013: 682 people2014: 716 people2015: 682 people2016: 963 people2017: 813 people2018: 788 people2019: 623 people2020: 782 people2021: 695 people2022: 686 people2023: 770 people
Change over the period: −161 (−17.29%) Average annual rate: -0.57 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 770 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Western Europe computed 1,915 people
Number of intentional homicides — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 770 +84 +12.24%
2022 686 −9 −1.29%
2021 695 −87 −11.13%
2020 782 +159 +25.52%
2019 623 −165 −20.94%
2018 788 −25 −3.08%
2017 813 −150 −15.58%
2016 963 +281 +41.2%
2015 682 −34 −4.75%
2014 716 +34 +4.99%
2013 682 +23 +3.49%
2012 659 −79 −10.7%
2011 738 −55 −6.94%
2010 793 −10 −1.25%
2009 803 −28 −3.37%
2008 831 −57 −6.42%
2007 888 −100 −10.12%
2006 988 −56 −5.36%
2005 1,044 −68 −6.12%
2004 1,112 +15 +1.37%
2003 1,097 −75 −6.4%
2002 1,172 −9 −0.76%
2001 1,181 −183 −13.42%
2000 1,364 +38 +2.87%
1999 1,326 −276 −17.23%
1998 1,602 −198 −11%
1997 1,800 −123 −6.4%
1996 1,923 −109 −5.36%
1995 2,032 +83 +4.26%
1994 1,949 +601 +44.58%
1993 1,348 +190 +16.41%
1992 1,158 +31 +2.75%
1991 1,127 +196 +21.05%
1990 931

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.