Homicide rate in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Serbia, 2000–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Serbia is 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Serbia peaked at 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Serbia 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 117 New Zealand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 119 France 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 121 Egypt 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 Iceland 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.577 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.73 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.208 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.217 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.73 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Serbia?
- Homicide rate in Serbia was 1.31 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate?
- Serbia ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.