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

0.0345 per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria 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.

Austria vs Germany: Intentional homicides

Austria

0.8762 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Germany

0.9107 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Austria rank

138th

Germany rank

136th

Intentional homicides over time

Austria
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.9107 per 100,000 people against 0.8762 per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.0345 per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Austria ranks 138th and Germany ranks 136th of 172 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.06 per 100,000 people	1.86 per 100,000 people	0.8004 per 100,000 people	Germany
2000s	0.728 per 100,000 people	1.28 per 100,000 people	0.5539 per 100,000 people	Germany
2010s	0.758 per 100,000 people	0.9093 per 100,000 people	0.1513 per 100,000 people	Germany
2020s	0.8003 per 100,000 people	0.873 per 100,000 people	0.0727 per 100,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Austria or Germany?: Germany, at 0.9107 per 100,000 people against 0.8762 per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Austria and Germany?: 0.0345 per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for intentional homicides?: Austria ranks 138th 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.