Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Poland

Poland: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
143rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.39 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
29
1990–2023

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Poland, 1990–2023

0.511.522.51990200620231990: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 2 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.858 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.797 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.75 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.779 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.75 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.714 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.662 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.697 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.718 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.703 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.802 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.

That places Poland 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population 0.858 homicides per 100,000 population 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population 5
2010s 0.8313 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.7301 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6969 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 140 Australia 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 141 Denmark 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Poland?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Poland was 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
How does Poland rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Poland ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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