Homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia
Serbia: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 23 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia, 2000–2023
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
Serbia recorded 23 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia peaked at 75.8 homicides in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20 homicides, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 73rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.82 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 75.8 homicides | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 56.1 homicides | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 67.24 homicides | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 51.1 homicides | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 45 homicides | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 51 homicides | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 55 homicides | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 38 homicides | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 38 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43 homicides | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 40 homicides | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 39 homicides | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 47 homicides | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 37 homicides | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 30 homicides | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 38 homicides | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 25 homicides | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 28 homicides | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 28 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 27 homicides | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 20 homicides | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 23 homicides | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.71 homicides | 38 homicides | 75.8 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5 homicides | 25 homicides | 47 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 homicides | 20 homicides | 27 homicides | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Serbia was 23 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 homicides in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 homicides in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Serbia ranks 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .