Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Serbia

Number of intentional homicides in Serbia in 2023 — 89 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 83. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 61%.

2023 89 people +20.27% vs 2022
World rank 40of 83
Period maximum 243 people2001
Period minimum 74 people2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Serbia, 2000–202301002003002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 228 people2001: 243 people2002: 200 people2003: 176 people2004: 164 people2005: 147 people2006: 156 people2007: 171 people2008: 140 people2009: 154 people2010: 132 people2011: 129 people2012: 110 people2013: 139 people2014: 118 people2015: 100 people2016: 116 people2017: 86 people2018: 105 people2019: 88 people2020: 84 people2021: 77 people2022: 74 people2023: 89 people
Change over the period: −139 (−60.96%) Average annual rate: -4.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Serbia 89 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 89 +15 +20.27%
2022 74 −3 −3.9%
2021 77 −7 −8.33%
2020 84 −4 −4.55%
2019 88 −17 −16.19%
2018 105 +19 +22.09%
2017 86 −30 −25.86%
2016 116 +16 +16%
2015 100 −18 −15.25%
2014 118 −21 −15.11%
2013 139 +29 +26.36%
2012 110 −19 −14.73%
2011 129 −3 −2.27%
2010 132 −22 −14.29%
2009 154 +14 +10%
2008 140 −31 −18.13%
2007 171 +15 +9.62%
2006 156 +9 +6.12%
2005 147 −17 −10.37%
2004 164 −12 −6.82%
2003 176 −24 −12%
2002 200 −43 −17.7%
2001 243 +15 +6.58%
2000 228

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.