Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022
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 in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan is 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 15 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4,144 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.287 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.131 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.513 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.107 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.513 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Kazakhstan was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Kazakhstan ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.