Homicides in Moldova
Moldova: Homicides was 78 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Moldova, 1990–2023
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
Moldova recorded 78 homicides for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Moldova peaked at 499 homicides in 1992 and was at its lowest, 66 homicides, in 2021.
That places Moldova 99th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384.9 homicides | 290 homicides | 499 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 309.8 homicides | 217 homicides | 433 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.7 homicides | 121 homicides | 265 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 homicides | 66 homicides | 93 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More social development data for Moldova
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,846 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.553 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.652 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.81 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.553 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.389 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.449 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Moldova?
- Homicides in Moldova was 78 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 recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 499 homicides in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 homicides in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for homicides?
- Moldova ranks 99th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.