Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Lithuania
Lithuania: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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
Lithuania recorded 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Lithuania peaked at 20.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 67 Armenia 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Tonga 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 Bhutan 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Belarus 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 101 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.786 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.841 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.786 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.56 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Lithuania?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Lithuania was 3.57 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Lithuania ranks 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.