Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 61.2%
World rank
100th
of 138 countries
All-time high
8.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
All-time low
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro, 2007–2023
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
Montenegro recorded 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 61.2% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro peaked at 8.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population | +111.0% |
| 2009 | 4.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population | -44.1% |
| 2011 | 5.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +124.6% |
| 2012 | 4.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 2.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 5.26 homicides per 100,000 population | +78.2% |
| 2015 | 4.63 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 8.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +79.7% |
| 2017 | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -55.7% |
| 2018 | 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 6.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +51.0% |
| 2020 | 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 4.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -61.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 82% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 97 Fiji 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 98 Luxembourg 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 99 Greece 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 101 Bulgaria 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 102 Jordan 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 103 Slovakia 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Montenegro was 1.31 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Montenegro ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.