What is the difference in intentional homicides between Australia and Germany?

0.0563 per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Germany: Intentional homicides

Australia

0.8544 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Germany

0.9107 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Australia rank

139th

Germany rank

136th

Intentional homicides over time

Australia
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.9107 per 100,000 people against 0.8544 per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0563 per 100,000 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 139th and Germany ranks 136th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.92 per 100,000 people	1.86 per 100,000 people	0.0599 per 100,000 people	Australia
2000s	1.47 per 100,000 people	1.28 per 100,000 people	0.1856 per 100,000 people	Australia
2010s	0.9816 per 100,000 people	0.9093 per 100,000 people	0.0723 per 100,000 people	Australia
2020s	0.824 per 100,000 people	0.873 per 100,000 people	0.049 per 100,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Australia or Germany?: Germany, at 0.9107 per 100,000 people against 0.8544 per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Australia and Germany?: 0.0563 per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for intentional homicides?: Australia ranks 139th and Germany ranks 136th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.