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Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Serbia

Serbia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.31 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
120th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.18 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
All-time low
1.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 2000–2023

11.522.532000201120232000: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population

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 per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Serbia is 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.

Serbia ranks 120th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2000 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population —
2001 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population +7.2%
2002 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population -17.3%
2003 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population -11.7%
2004 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population -6.5%
2005 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population -10.0%
2006 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population +6.5%
2007 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population +10.0%
2008 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population -17.8%
2009 2.07 homicides per 100,000 population +10.4%
2010 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population -13.9%
2011 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population -1.9%
2012 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population -14.3%
2013 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population +27.2%
2014 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population -14.5%
2015 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population -14.7%
2016 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population +16.8%
2017 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population -25.3%
2018 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population +23.0%
2019 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population -15.5%
2020 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population -3.7%
2021 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population -7.4%
2022 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population -3.3%
2023 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population +20.6%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 32% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 117 New Zealand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 119 France 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 121 Egypt 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 122 Iceland 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Serbia was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population 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 homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 3.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
How does Serbia rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Serbia ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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 Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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