Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 was 1.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.31
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
119th
of 178 countries
All-time high
3.18
in 2001
All-time low
1.09
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Serbia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1.31 for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Serbia peaked at 3.18 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 119th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 116 New Zealand 1.46 compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 1.4 compare
- 118 France 1.35 compare
- 120 Egypt 1.31 compare
- 121 Iceland 1.29 compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.73 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.208 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.3 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.577 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.424 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Serbia?
- Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Serbia was 1.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020?
- Serbia ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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