Homicides, by sex of the victim in Slovakia
Slovakia: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 21 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Slovakia, 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
Slovakia recorded 21 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2023.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Slovakia peaked at 49 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14 homicides, in 2015.
Slovakia ranks 76th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 33 homicides | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 49 homicides | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 47 homicides | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 36 homicides | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 32 homicides | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 15 homicides | -53.1% |
| 2007 | 28 homicides | +86.7% |
| 2008 | 24 homicides | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 32 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 31 homicides | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 31 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 homicides | -41.9% |
| 2013 | 23 homicides | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 19 homicides | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 14 homicides | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 20 homicides | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 19 homicides | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 26 homicides | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 15 homicides | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 28 homicides | +86.7% |
| 2021 | 18 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 17 homicides | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 21 homicides | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 homicides | 15 homicides | 49 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6 homicides | 14 homicides | 31 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 homicides | 17 homicides | 28 homicides | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Slovakia?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Slovakia was 21 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 49 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 homicides in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Slovakia ranks 76th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 .