Homicides in Montenegro
Montenegro: Homicides was 16.4 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Montenegro, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 16.4 deaths for homicides in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Montenegro peaked at 26.17 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.06 deaths, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.17 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 26.13 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.41 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 21.72 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 23.17 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 23.52 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 21.34 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 22.92 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 22.27 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.75 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 20.96 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.63 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.34 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 20.52 deaths | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 21.56 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.02 deaths | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 13.06 deaths | -45.6% |
| 2018 | 17.91 deaths | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 17.52 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.86 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4 deaths | -2.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 16.4 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 16.4 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.82 deaths, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -45.6% | 24.02 deaths | 13.06 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.68 deaths | 21.34 deaths | 26.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.43 deaths | 13.06 deaths | 24.02 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 deaths | 16.4 deaths | 16.86 deaths | 2 |
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 16.4 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 26.17 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.06 deaths in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for homicides?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.