🇷🇸 Republic of Serbia (Србија)
Visiting: Reasonable
Serbia is safe to visit. Women's safety is good, ranking 25th, and violent crime is rare, the 33rd-lowest homicide rate. Its weakest measure is freedom, which is only partly protected, placed 87th, though that is still inside the top half. Road deaths are low, LGBT rights are solid and there is some exposure to conflict, all ranking between 46th and 75th.
Homicide
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Serbia: 0.9
Ranked 33rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
Why this rank?
Just under one killing per 100,000 people a year is only just inside the line that marks the safest countries.
Is it safe to visit?
Nothing here should worry a visitor. Well below the world average.
Road Fatalities
Road-traffic deaths per 100,000 people per year — lower is better.
Serbia: 7.2
Ranked 46th in the world for the safest roads.
Why this rank?
Seven deaths per 100,000 people a year is low but close to seven and a half, which is half the world average.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe by world standards. Well below the world average.
Why we updated the score?
The WHO's 2021 figure was Serbia's own count. The road-safety agency has published 2025, the fewest on record, so we've used the newer count.
Conflict
Conflict deaths inside the country in the last twelve months, as recorded by the Uppsala conflict database, civilians killed on purpose, and any UN sanctions or court order over a war. The worst of those sets the colour. Lower is better.
Serbia: 1.27
Ranked 75th least conflict-affected country in the world.
Why this rank?
Nothing in twenty-five years. The last conflict death the Uppsala conflict database records in Serbia was in November 1999.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe. Nothing armed is recorded in five years. The protests are political, not a danger to visitors.
Freedom
Six freedoms rated 0–4 by Freedom House — protest, speech, press, religion, movement and due process. The weakest rating sets the colour, and the total places the country inside it — higher is better.
Serbia: 6.25
Ranked 87th freest country in the world.
Why this rank?
In Serbia the lowest is protest at 1. Total 14 of 24.
Is it safe to visit?
Anti-government protests since 2024 have met violent police responses, and the government pressures independent media and the opposition. Protest is the low rating. Stay clear of demonstrations, daily life is otherwise open.
LGBT Rights
LGBT equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Serbia: 5.1
Ranked 60th most equal in the world for LGBT people.
Why this rank?
Same-sex acts are legal with anti-discrimination law, but there is no partnership recognition despite years of promises. The law index sits at 68 and public opinion at 33.
Is it safe to visit?
Fine, with discretion. EuroPride 2022 was banned, then marched anyway behind riot police. Deep conservatism outside Belgrade keeps most life private.
Women's Safety
Women's safety — feeling safe out at night, political violence against women, a fair hearing in court, and how normal violence at home is, with the night figure setting a floor on the colour — higher is better.
Serbia: 8.48
Ranked 25th safest country in the world for women.
Why this rank?
Sixty-nine percent of women feel safe out alone at night and violence at home is rare. The courts rate only fairly.
Is it safe to visit?
For a woman travelling alone, Serbia is safe.