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Homicide rate (UN, World) in Slovakia

Slovakia: Homicide rate (UN, World) was 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.12 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
126th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.62 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1999
All-time low
0.7674 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Slovakia, 1990–2023

11.522.51990200620231990: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.886 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.767 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Slovakia recorded 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.

The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Slovakia peaked at 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7674 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.

Slovakia ranks 126th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Homicide rate (UN, World) in Slovakia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 2.42 homicides per 100,000 population +37.1%
1993 2.57 homicides per 100,000 population +6.2%
1994 2.41 homicides per 100,000 population -6.1%
1995 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population -1.0%
1996 2.46 homicides per 100,000 population +3.0%
1997 2.61 homicides per 100,000 population +5.9%
1998 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population -8.7%
1999 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population +10.1%
2000 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population -8.5%
2001 2.19 homicides per 100,000 population -8.5%
2002 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population +2.6%
2003 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population +13.3%
2004 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population -21.2%
2005 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population -13.9%
2006 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population -11.8%
2007 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population -0.0%
2008 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population +4.8%
2009 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population -9.4%
2010 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population +14.0%
2011 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population +7.7%
2012 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population -22.0%
2013 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population +3.9%
2014 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population -7.8%
2015 0.8856 homicides per 100,000 population -33.4%
2016 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population +24.8%
2017 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population +33.1%
2018 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population -16.4%
2019 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population +13.3%
2020 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population -17.2%
2021 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population -12.5%
2022 0.7674 homicides per 100,000 population -24.1%
2023 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population +46.4%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2000s 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8856 homicides per 100,000 population 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7674 homicides per 100,000 population 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 124 Algeria 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 125 Sweden 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 127 Romania 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 128 United Kingdom 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 129 Bulgaria 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Slovakia?
Homicide rate in Slovakia was 1.12 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 Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population in 1999.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7674 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
How does Slovakia rank for homicide rate?
Slovakia ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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