Homicide rate from firearms in Serbia
Serbia: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 53.3%
World rank
40th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2009
All-time low
0.1609 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
18
2005–2023
Homicide rate from firearms in Serbia, 2005–2023
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
Serbia recorded 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023.
That represents a change of up 53.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Serbia peaked at 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1609 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Serbia 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Serbia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4908 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 0.6124 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5613 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6573 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5679 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3666 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1775 homicides per 100,000 population | -51.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3986 homicides per 100,000 population | +124.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1951 homicides per 100,000 population | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1824 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4383 homicides per 100,000 population | +140.2% |
| 2018 | 0.584 homicides per 100,000 population | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3732 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2895 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1609 homicides per 100,000 population | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2503 homicides per 100,000 population | +55.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population | +53.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 18% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4908 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3648 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1775 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.584 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2712 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1609 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Uganda 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Sweden 0.5023 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
- 43 Montenegro 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 Serbia?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Serbia was 0.3839 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1609 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.