Homicide rate in Monaco
Monaco: Homicide rate was 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Monaco, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Monaco stood at 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Monaco peaked at 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Monaco 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 0.428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.353 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 188 Qatar 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Switzerland 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Bahrain 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Monaco
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 17 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2019)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.53 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 0 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 25 (2025)
- Freedom Score 82 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Monaco?
- Homicide rate in Monaco was 0.27 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Monaco rank for homicide rate?
- Monaco ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco 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.