Share of deaths from homicide in Germany
Germany: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of deaths from homicide in Germany stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Germany peaked at 0.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Germany?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Germany was 0.0% in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Germany ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.