Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Poland

Number of intentional homicides in Poland in 2023 — 311 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 54.2%.

2023 311 people +15.19% vs 2022
World rank 52of 83
Period maximum 917 people1994
Period minimum 253 people2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Poland, 1990–202302505007501,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 679 people1991: 849 people1992: 857 people1993: 905 people1994: 917 people1995: 853 people1996: 873 people1997: 807 people1998: 759 people1999: 741 people2000: 855 people2001: 776 people2002: 716 people2008: 326 people2009: 387 people2010: 384 people2011: 422 people2012: 409 people2013: 305 people2014: 287 people2015: 298 people2016: 260 people2017: 287 people2018: 273 people2019: 253 people2020: 266 people2021: 273 people2022: 270 people2023: 311 people
Change over the period: −368 (−54.2%) Average annual rate: -2.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Poland 311 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Eastern Europe computed 890 people
Number of intentional homicides — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 311 +41 +15.19%
2022 270 −3 −1.1%
2021 273 +7 +2.63%
2020 266 +13 +5.14%
2019 253 −20 −7.33%
2018 273 −14 −4.88%
2017 287 +27 +10.38%
2016 260 −38 −12.75%
2015 298 +11 +3.83%
2014 287 −18 −5.9%
2013 305 −104 −25.43%
2012 409 −13 −3.08%
2011 422 +38 +9.9%
2010 384 −3 −0.78%
2009 387 +61 +18.71%
2008 326
2002 716 −60 −7.73%
2001 776 −79 −9.24%
2000 855 +114 +15.38%
1999 741 −18 −2.37%
1998 759 −48 −5.95%
1997 807 −66 −7.56%
1996 873 +20 +2.34%
1995 853 −64 −6.98%
1994 917 +12 +1.33%
1993 905 +48 +5.6%
1992 857 +8 +0.94%
1991 849 +170 +25.04%
1990 679

Eastern 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.