Homicide rate by sex in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate by sex was 2.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.05
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
84th
of 136 countries
All-time high
4.61
in 2001
All-time low
1.54
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Serbia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.05 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Serbia peaked at 4.61 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 2021.
That places Serbia 84th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.46 | 2.85 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 | 1.81 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.54 | 2.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 in Serbia?
- Homicide rate by sex in Serbia was 2.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Serbia ranks 84th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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