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.
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 |
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More social development data for Montenegro
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 696 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.636 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.853 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.868 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.636 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.403 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.5 (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.