Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kuwait
Kuwait: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kuwait, 2003–2020
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 Kuwait is 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 146.9% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kuwait peaked at 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.438 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 109th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.438 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 106 Finland 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Brunei 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Denmark 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Portugal 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Poland 0.9955 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Germany 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Kuwait
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.138 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.138 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kuwait?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Kuwait was 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.438 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.