Homicides in Serbia
Serbia: Homicides was 89 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 89 homicides for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Serbia peaked at 243 homicides in 2001 and was at its lowest, 74 homicides, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 94th of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 177.9 homicides | 140 homicides | 243 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.3 homicides | 86 homicides | 139 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 81 homicides | 74 homicides | 89 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Serbia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.3 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.577 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.3 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.217 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.208 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Serbia?
- Homicides in Serbia was 89 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 243 homicides in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 homicides in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for homicides?
- Serbia ranks 94th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.