Homicide rate from firearms in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Montenegro, 2011–2023
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 Montenegro is 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 83.8% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Montenegro peaked at 2.56 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 43rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.7896 homicides per 100,000 population | -68.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population | +140.7% |
| 2015 | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 2.56 homicides per 100,000 population | +61.0% |
| 2017 | 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +87.0% |
| 2020 | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +68.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population | -83.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7896 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 40 Serbia 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Armenia 0.3737 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 42 Greece 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Cyprus 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Jordan 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 India 0.2957 homicides per 100,000 population
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 from firearms in Montenegro?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Montenegro was 0.3157 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Montenegro ranks 43rd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 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.