Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan, 2008–2022
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 by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan is 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 69th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.42 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 17.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 12.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 13.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 10 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 6.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 7.75 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 66 Georgia 3.96 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Armenia 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Tonga 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Lithuania 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 Bhutan 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kazakhstan was 3.75 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Kazakhstan ranks 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.