Homicide rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate was 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Montenegro, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Montenegro peaked at 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 119 Bangladesh 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Iran 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Malaysia 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Syria 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Montenegro
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.636 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.853 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.636 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.403 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Montenegro?
- Homicide rate in Montenegro was 2.61 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate?
- Montenegro ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.