Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.05 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
85th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.61 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
All-time low
1.54 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Serbia, 2000–2023
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
Serbia recorded 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 of the victim in Serbia peaked at 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Serbia 85th 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 24 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Serbia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.99 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 3.02 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 3.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 2.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 2.65 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 82 Reunion 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 83 North Macedonia 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 84 Latvia 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 86 Iceland 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 87 France 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Belgium 2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 of the victim in Serbia?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Serbia was 2.05 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Serbia ranks 85th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 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.