Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — North Macedonia

Number of intentional homicides in North Macedonia in 2023 — 28 people. Ranked 17 in the world out of 83. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 41.7%.

2023 28 people +55.56% vs 2022
World rank 17of 83
Period maximum 70 people2003
Period minimum 11 people2020

Trend over time

1998–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — North Macedonia, 1998–20230204060801998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 48 people1999: 38 people2000: 47 people2001: 55 people2002: 60 people2003: 70 people2004: 49 people2006: 46 people2007: 42 people2008: 35 people2009: 35 people2010: 43 people2011: 30 people2012: 29 people2013: 22 people2014: 35 people2015: 25 people2016: 19 people2017: 31 people2018: 25 people2019: 23 people2020: 11 people2021: 14 people2022: 18 people2023: 28 people
Change over the period: −20 (−41.67%) Average annual rate: -2.13 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 28 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 28 +10 +55.56%
2022 18 +4 +28.57%
2021 14 +3 +27.27%
2020 11 −12 −52.17%
2019 23 −2 −8%
2018 25 −6 −19.35%
2017 31 +12 +63.16%
2016 19 −6 −24%
2015 25 −10 −28.57%
2014 35 +13 +59.09%
2013 22 −7 −24.14%
2012 29 −1 −3.33%
2011 30 −13 −30.23%
2010 43 +8 +22.86%
2009 35 +0 +0%
2008 35 −7 −16.67%
2007 42 −4 −8.7%
2006 46
2004 49 −21 −30%
2003 70 +10 +16.67%
2002 60 +5 +9.09%
2001 55 +8 +17.02%
2000 47 +9 +23.68%
1999 38 −10 −20.83%
1998 48

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.