Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Lithuania
Lithuania: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC was 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Lithuania, 1990–2023
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
Lithuania recorded 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate, who vs. unodc in 2023.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lithuania peaked at 13.84 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Lithuania ranks 86th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More social development data for Lithuania
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 101 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.786 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.841 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.786 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.56 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lithuania?
- Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Lithuania was 2.63 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, who vs. unodc recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.84 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Lithuania ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.