Homicides in Croatia
Croatia: Homicides was 31.7 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Croatia stood at 31.7 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Croatia peaked at 116.96 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.7 deaths, in 2021.
That places Croatia 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.34 deaths | 60.18 deaths | 116.96 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.34 deaths | 35.81 deaths | 60.72 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.62 deaths | 31.7 deaths | 33.54 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More social development data for Croatia
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,207 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.686 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.743 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.686 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.459 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Croatia?
- Homicides in Croatia was 31.7 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.96 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7 deaths in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for homicides?
- Croatia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.