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
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.
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.36 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.858 homicides per 100,000 population | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7972 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7788 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6795 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7502 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7139 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6619 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6969 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7177 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7034 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 72% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 72% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -54.2% | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.858 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 140 Australia 0.8544 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 141 Denmark 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 549.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 7,460 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.