Homicide rate by sex in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate by sex was 1.31 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.31
Change on year
down 61.2%
World rank
99th
of 136 countries
All-time high
8.31
in 2016
All-time low
1.31
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007β2023
Homicide rate by sex in Montenegro, 2007β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.31 for homicide rate by sex 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 in Montenegro peaked at 8.31 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 99th of 136 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.64 | 2.96 | 6.26 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.81 | 2.63 | 8.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 | 1.31 | 5.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 96 Fiji, Republic of 1.53 compare
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- 98 Greece 1.37 compare
- 100 Bulgaria 1.31 compare
- 101 Jordan 1.24 compare
- 102 Slovak Republic 1.19 compare
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 696 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.881 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.636 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.868 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Montenegro?
- Homicide rate by sex in Montenegro was 1.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Montenegro ranks 99th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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