Homicides in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicides was 5 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Montenegro, 2002–2023
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
Montenegro recorded 5 homicides for homicides in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Montenegro peaked at 28 homicides in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5 homicides, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicides in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 12 homicides | -55.6% |
| 2008 | 24 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 21 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 15 homicides | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 21 homicides | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 17 homicides | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 10 homicides | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 20 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 17 homicides | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 28 homicides | +64.7% |
| 2017 | 15 homicides | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 14 homicides | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 23 homicides | +64.3% |
| 2020 | 18 homicides | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 15 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 16 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 5 homicides | -68.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 5 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 5 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 homicides | 12 homicides | 27 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 18 homicides | 10 homicides | 28 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 homicides | 5 homicides | 18 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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)
- 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 Montenegro?
- Homicides in Montenegro was 5 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 28 homicides in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 homicides in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicides?
- Montenegro ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.