Homicides in Albania
Albania: Homicides was 49 homicides in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Albania, 1992–2024
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
In 2024, homicides in Albania stood at 49 homicides.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Albania peaked at 1,334 homicides in 1997 and was at its lowest, 39 homicides, in 2023.
Albania ranks 116th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Albania, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 130 homicides | — |
| 1993 | 191 homicides | +46.9% |
| 1994 | 112 homicides | -41.4% |
| 1995 | 259 homicides | +131.2% |
| 1996 | 272 homicides | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,334 homicides | +390.4% |
| 1998 | 660 homicides | -50.5% |
| 1999 | 532 homicides | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 131 homicides | -75.4% |
| 2001 | 220 homicides | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 216 homicides | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 166 homicides | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 131 homicides | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 154 homicides | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 95 homicides | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 105 homicides | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 93 homicides | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 85 homicides | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 119 homicides | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 142 homicides | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 157 homicides | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 124 homicides | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 134 homicides | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 64 homicides | -52.2% |
| 2016 | 79 homicides | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 58 homicides | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 66 homicides | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 65 homicides | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 61 homicides | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 66 homicides | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 48 homicides | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 39 homicides | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 49 homicides | +25.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 49 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 49 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +390.4% | 272 homicides | 1,334 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 436.25 homicides | 112 homicides | 1,334 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 139.6 homicides | 85 homicides | 220 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8 homicides | 58 homicides | 157 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6 homicides | 39 homicides | 66 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52 homicides compare
- 113 United States Virgin Islands 52 homicides compare
- 115 Denmark 50 homicides compare
- 116 East Timor 49 homicides compare
- 118 Latvia 47 homicides compare
- 119 Suriname 41 homicides compare
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (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 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 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 homicides in Albania?
- Homicides in Albania was 49 homicides in 2024, 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 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,334 homicides in 1997.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 homicides in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for homicides?
- Albania ranks 116th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.