Australia vs Serbia: Homicides by firearm

Australia
25 homicides
in 2023
Serbia
26 homicides
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Serbia rank
40th

Homicides by firearm over time

  • Australia
  • Serbia
1020304050200520142023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 26 homicides against 25 homicides in Australia, a difference of 1 homicides.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Serbia ahead.

Australia ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 40th of 82 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 34.6 homicides 44.6 homicides 10 homicides Serbia
2010s 31.89 homicides 26.22 homicides 5.67 homicides Australia
2020s 25.25 homicides 18.5 homicides 6.75 homicides Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides by firearm, Australia or Serbia?
Serbia, at 26 homicides against 25 homicides in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides by firearm between Australia and Serbia?
1 homicides, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Serbia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Australia and Serbia rank globally for homicides by firearm?
Australia ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 40th of 82 countries.
Where does this data 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides by firearm
Unit
homicides
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
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.