Homicide rate in Croatia
Croatia: Homicide rate was 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Croatia, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate in Croatia stood at 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Croatia peaked at 9.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Croatia 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8283 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6673 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0.6932 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 152 Spain 0.6909 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 154 Ireland 0.6543 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 155 Palestine 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 156 Maldives 0.6151 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Croatia
- 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)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.886 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.459 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.886 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Croatia?
- Homicide rate in Croatia was 0.6673 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 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for homicide rate?
- Croatia ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.