Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Moldova

Number of intentional homicides in Moldova in 2023 — 78 people. Ranked 36 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 73.1%.

2023 78 people +4% vs 2022
World rank 36of 83
Period maximum 499 people1992
Period minimum 66 people2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Moldova, 1990–202302004006001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 290 people1991: 290 people1992: 499 people1993: 387 people1994: 401 people1995: 402 people1996: 400 people1997: 414 people1998: 375 people1999: 391 people2000: 433 people2001: 411 people2002: 401 people2003: 319 people2004: 277 people2005: 296 people2006: 262 people2007: 217 people2008: 236 people2009: 246 people2010: 265 people2011: 216 people2012: 229 people2013: 229 people2014: 161 people2015: 189 people2016: 200 people2017: 141 people2018: 166 people2019: 121 people2020: 93 people2021: 66 people2022: 75 people2023: 78 people
Change over the period: −212 (−73.1%) Average annual rate: -3.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova 78 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Eastern Europe computed 890 people
Number of intentional homicides — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 78 +3 +4%
2022 75 +9 +13.64%
2021 66 −27 −29.03%
2020 93 −28 −23.14%
2019 121 −45 −27.11%
2018 166 +25 +17.73%
2017 141 −59 −29.5%
2016 200 +11 +5.82%
2015 189 +28 +17.39%
2014 161 −68 −29.69%
2013 229 +0 +0%
2012 229 +13 +6.02%
2011 216 −49 −18.49%
2010 265 +19 +7.72%
2009 246 +10 +4.24%
2008 236 +19 +8.76%
2007 217 −45 −17.18%
2006 262 −34 −11.49%
2005 296 +19 +6.86%
2004 277 −42 −13.17%
2003 319 −82 −20.45%
2002 401 −10 −2.43%
2001 411 −22 −5.08%
2000 433 +42 +10.74%
1999 391 +16 +4.27%
1998 375 −39 −9.42%
1997 414 +14 +3.5%
1996 400 −2 −0.5%
1995 402 +1 +0.25%
1994 401 +14 +3.62%
1993 387 −112 −22.44%
1992 499 +209 +72.07%
1991 290 +0 +0%
1990 290

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.