Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Montenegro

Number of intentional homicides in Montenegro in 2023 — 5 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 83. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 81.5%.

2023 5 people −68.75% vs 2022
World rank 5of 83
Period maximum 28 people2016
Period minimum 5 people2023

Trend over time

2002–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Montenegro, 2002–20230102030200220052008201120142017202020232002: 27 people2007: 12 people2008: 24 people2009: 21 people2010: 15 people2011: 21 people2012: 17 people2013: 10 people2014: 20 people2015: 17 people2016: 28 people2017: 15 people2018: 14 people2019: 23 people2020: 18 people2021: 15 people2022: 16 people2023: 5 people
Change over the period: −22 (−81.48%) Average annual rate: -7.72 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Montenegro 5 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 5 −11 −68.75%
2022 16 +1 +6.67%
2021 15 −3 −16.67%
2020 18 −5 −21.74%
2019 23 +9 +64.29%
2018 14 −1 −6.67%
2017 15 −13 −46.43%
2016 28 +11 +64.71%
2015 17 −3 −15%
2014 20 +10 +100%
2013 10 −7 −41.18%
2012 17 −4 −19.05%
2011 21 +6 +40%
2010 15 −6 −28.57%
2009 21 −3 −12.5%
2008 24 +12 +100%
2007 12
2002 27

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.