Homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 1 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro, 2007–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro is 1 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro peaked at 7 homicides in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2013.
Montenegro ranks 121st of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 5 homicides | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 6.68 homicides | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 7 homicides | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3 homicides | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 4 homicides | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 5 homicides | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 6 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 1 homicides | -83.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 homicides | 3 homicides | 6.68 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5 homicides | 1 homicides | 7 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 homicides | 1 homicides | 6 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 Barbados 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides
- 121 Grenada 1 homicides compare
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
- 121 Tonga 1 homicides 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Montenegro was 1 homicides 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 homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7 homicides in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2013.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Montenegro ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .