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Homicide rate in Slovenia

Slovenia: Homicide rate was 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
72nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Homicide rate in Slovenia, 1985–2023

0.511.522.51985200420231985: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.803 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.647 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.637 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.539 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.488 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.926 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.778 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.678 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.726 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.438 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.762 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.577 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.914 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 0.819 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2023.

The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Slovenia peaked at 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.

Slovenia ranks 72nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Slovenia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1985 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people —
1986 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people -19.9%
1987 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people -9.5%
1988 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people +3.2%
1989 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people +51.6%
1990 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people -12.9%
1991 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people +22.0%
1992 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people -5.8%
1993 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people -42.4%
1994 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people +48.1%
1995 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people +17.9%
1996 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people -11.0%
1997 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people +10.1%
1998 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people -56.4%
1999 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people +49.8%
2000 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people -26.7%
2001 0.8032 deaths per 100,000 people -27.8%
2002 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people +74.7%
2003 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2004 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people +40.7%
2005 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people -39.6%
2006 0.6472 deaths per 100,000 people -43.7%
2007 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people +60.7%
2008 0.6374 deaths per 100,000 people -38.7%
2009 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people -15.5%
2010 0.488 deaths per 100,000 people -9.4%
2011 0.9257 deaths per 100,000 people +89.7%
2012 0.7781 deaths per 100,000 people -15.9%
2013 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people +31.1%
2014 0.9701 deaths per 100,000 people -4.9%
2015 0.6301 deaths per 100,000 people -35.0%
2016 0.6782 deaths per 100,000 people +7.6%
2017 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people +64.1%
2018 0.7259 deaths per 100,000 people -34.8%
2019 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people -39.7%
2020 0.7619 deaths per 100,000 people +74.0%
2021 0.5773 deaths per 100,000 people -24.2%
2022 0.9143 deaths per 100,000 people +58.4%
2023 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people -10.5%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1990s 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5386 deaths per 100,000 people 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.7767 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.768 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5773 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9143 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 74 Canada 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 75 Croatia 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Slovenia?
Homicide rate in Slovenia was 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4379 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
How does Slovenia rank for homicide rate?
Slovenia ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.