Homicide rate from firearms in Moldova
Moldova: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.163 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate from firearms in Moldova, 2014–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate from firearms in Moldova is 0.163 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Moldova peaked at 0.2892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1197 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Moldova ranks 57th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2361 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1197 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2892 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.163 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2281 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 54 Croatia 0.1797 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Finland 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 0.1661 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 58 Netherlands 0.1603 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Switzerland 0.1353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Spain 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,846 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.81 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.842 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.449 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.389 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.842 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Moldova?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Moldova was 0.163 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 from firearms recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1197 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.