Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC was 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 69.7%
World rank
144th
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.49 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
All-time low
0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
18
2002–2023
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Montenegro, 2002–2023
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
Montenegro recorded 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate, who vs. unodc in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Montenegro peaked at 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.26 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 3.79 homicides per 100,000 population | +100.2% |
| 2009 | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | +100.6% |
| 2015 | 2.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 2.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +65.4% |
| 2020 | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population | -69.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 141 Denmark 0.8406 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 143 Poland 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 147 Norway 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0197 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, who vs. unodc in Montenegro?
- Homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Montenegro was 0.7892 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
- Montenegro ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.