Homicides in Moldova
Moldova: Homicides was 77 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Moldova, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Moldova is 77 deaths, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Moldova peaked at 719 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 77 deaths, in 2023.
That places Moldova 54th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 325.71 deaths | 245 deaths | 381 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 517.1 deaths | 389 deaths | 719 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 311.6 deaths | 231 deaths | 432 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 181 deaths | 109 deaths | 248 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.5 deaths | 77 deaths | 137 deaths | 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 77 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 719 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 deaths in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for homicides?
- Moldova ranks 54th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.