Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia
Croatia: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia, 2012–2023
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia stood at 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia peaked at 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 25th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0488 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0.0993 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.0502 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0509 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1032 homicides per 100,000 population | +102.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0521 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.5% |
| 2020 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2022 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2023 | 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0505 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1032 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0266 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 22 New Zealand 0.1177 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Finland 0.109 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Hungary 0.1076 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 France 0.093 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Canada 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Lithuania 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Croatia was 0.1065 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1065 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Croatia ranks 25th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.