Countries With the Most Known Serial Killers

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16. Austria
> Known serial killers: 23
> Share of world’s known serial killers: 0.4%
> Share of world’s population: 0.1%
> Total population, 2021: 8,955,797

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15. Hungary
> Known serial killers: 24
> Share of world’s known serial killers: 0.5%
> Share of world’s population: 0.1%
> Total population, 2021: 9,709,891

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14. Brazil
> Known serial killers: 29
> Share of world’s known serial killers: 0.5%
> Share of world’s population: 2.8%
> Total population, 2021: 214,326,223

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13. Mexico
> Known serial killers: 43
> Share of world’s known serial killers: 0.8%
> Share of world’s population: 1.7%
> Total population, 2021: 126,705,138

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12. China
> Known serial killers: 64
> Share of world’s known serial killers: 1.2%
> Share of world’s population: 18.6%
> Total population, 2021: 1,412,360,000

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