Homicide rate in Croatia
Croatia: Homicide rate was 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Croatia is 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Croatia peaked at 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 170 Slovenia 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 171 Portugal 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Brunei 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Oman 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Ireland 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 South Korea 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,207 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.686 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.743 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.686 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.459 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Croatia?
- Homicide rate in Croatia was 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for homicide rate?
- Croatia ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.