Homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia, 2006–2021
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
North Macedonia recorded 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia peaked at 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2137 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 47th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8209 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6309 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | +116.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9312 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7399 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6457 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9089 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2549 homicides per 100,000 population | -72.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8244 homicides per 100,000 population | +223.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6324 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2137 homicides per 100,000 population | -66.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 12% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +223.4% | 0.2549 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8244 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9743 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6309 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8282 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2549 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2419 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2137 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 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 compare
- 48 Czechia 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Bulgaria 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 New Zealand 0.2338 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Homicide rate from firearms in North Macedonia was 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2137 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- North Macedonia ranks 47th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.