Homicide rate unodc in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Homicide rate unodc was 1.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.53
Change on year
up 56.3%
World rank
116th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.36
in 2003
All-time low
0.5876
in 2020
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Homicide rate unodc in North Macedonia, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.53 for homicide rate unodc in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in North Macedonia peaked at 3.36 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5876, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 116th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 | 1.86 | 2.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.69 | 3.36 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.9688 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9626 | 0.5876 | 1.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 113 Estonia 1.54 compare
- 114 Vietnam 1.54 compare
- 115 Luxembourg 1.53 compare
- 117 New Zealand 1.46 compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 compare
- 119 France 1.35 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,886 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.789 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.374 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.562 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.768 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.664 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.354 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate unodc in North Macedonia?
- Homicide rate unodc in North Macedonia was 1.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5876 in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for homicide rate unodc?
- North Macedonia ranks 116th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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