Male homicide victims in Montenegro
Montenegro: Male homicide victims was 4 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male 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
Montenegro recorded 4 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Montenegro peaked at 25 homicides in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4 homicides, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 119th 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.
Male homicide victims in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 19 homicides | +111.1% |
| 2009 | 14.32 homicides | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 8 homicides | -44.1% |
| 2011 | 18 homicides | +125.0% |
| 2012 | 14 homicides | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 16 homicides | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 14 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 25 homicides | +78.6% |
| 2017 | 11 homicides | -56.0% |
| 2018 | 12 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 18 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 15 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 13 homicides | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 10 homicides | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 4 homicides | -60.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 4 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 4 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49 homicides, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.11 homicides | 9 homicides | 19 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.5 homicides | 8 homicides | 25 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 homicides | 4 homicides | 15 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 116 Cayman Islands 5 homicides compare
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- 119 Bermuda 4 homicides compare
- 119 Iceland 4 homicides compare
- 122 Andorra 2 homicides compare
- 122 Aruba 2 homicides compare
- 122 Brunei 2 homicides
- 122 Macao 2 homicides compare
- 122 Singapore 2 homicides compare
- 122 Tonga 2 homicides compare
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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 male homicide victims in Montenegro?
- Male homicide victims in Montenegro was 4 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 25 homicides in 2016.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 homicides in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for male homicide victims?
- Montenegro ranks 119th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.