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.
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 |
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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 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.