Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%) by country

Countries reporting
22
Highest
6,990.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
22.8%
Chile
Median
75.0%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
226

What the numbers show

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 6,990.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 22.8% in Chile.

The median across all reporting countries is 75.0%, and the mean is 384.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 307.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 11,972.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 18.0%).

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kyrgyzstan 6,990.0% 2023 up 11,972.5% volatile
2 Czechia 94.0% 2024 up 10.6% rising
3 Iceland 89.8% 2024 down 2.6% flat
4 Denmark 88.0% 2024 down 1.1% flat
5 Finland 86.6% 2023 up 2.0% flat
6 Switzerland 83.9% 2024 down 2.1% flat
7 United Kingdom (England and Wales) 78.0% 2024 up 5.8% rising
7 France 78.0% 2024 down 11.4% falling
9 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 76.0% 2023 up 1.3% flat
9 Sweden 76.0% 2024 down 2.6% falling
11 Estonia 75.0% 2021 up 1.4% flat
11 United Kingdom (Scotland) 75.0% 2023 up 4.2% rising
13 Israel 72.7% 2024 down 4.1% falling
14 Thailand 72.4% 2024 down 9.5% falling
15 Mongolia 70.6% 2022 rising
16 Poland 70.1% 2019 down 7.2% falling
17 Kazakhstan 64.0% 2024 up 50.9% rising
18 Republic of Korea 54.0% 2022 down 0.2% rising
19 Colombia 52.7% 2024 down 4.9% flat
20 Peru 43.4% 2024 up 4.5% flat
21 South Africa 37.0% 2022 up 1.4% rising
22 Chile 22.8% 2023 down 18.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
25 places, 226 data points, 2010–2024
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