Female homicide victims in Montenegro
Montenegro: Female homicide victims was 1 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Montenegro, 2007–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Montenegro is 1 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Montenegro peaked at 7 homicides in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2013.
Montenegro ranks 121st of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 5 homicides | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 6.68 homicides | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 7 homicides | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3 homicides | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 4 homicides | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 5 homicides | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 6 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 1 homicides | -83.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 homicides | 3 homicides | 6.68 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5 homicides | 1 homicides | 7 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 homicides | 1 homicides | 6 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 Barbados 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides
- 121 Grenada 1 homicides compare
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
- 121 Tonga 1 homicides compare
More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 509.77 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 509.77 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Montenegro?
- Female homicide victims in Montenegro was 1 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7 homicides in 2010.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2013.
- How does Montenegro rank for female homicide victims?
- Montenegro ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .