Male homicide victims in Lithuania
Lithuania: Male homicide victims was 48 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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
Lithuania recorded 48 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Lithuania peaked at 349.32 homicides in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38 homicides, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 79th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286.98 homicides | 217.44 homicides | 349.32 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 230.36 homicides | 188 homicides | 272 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.3 homicides | 72 homicides | 149 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 52 homicides | 38 homicides | 72 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 76 Portugal 51 homicides compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 50 homicides compare
- 77 United States Virgin Islands 50 homicides compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48 homicides compare
- 81 New Zealand 46 homicides compare
- 82 Albania 43 homicides compare
- 82 Bulgaria 43 homicides compare
More gender data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 11,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 12,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 12,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 13,124 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Lithuania?
- Male homicide victims in Lithuania was 48 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 male homicide victims recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 349.32 homicides in 1995.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 homicides in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for male homicide victims?
- Lithuania ranks 79th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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 Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.