Homicide rate in Belarus
Belarus: Homicide rate was 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Belarus, 1990–2019
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
Belarus recorded 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2019.
That represents a change of down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Belarus peaked at 10.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
Belarus ranks 93rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 90 Moldova 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Latvia 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Bhutan 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Bangladesh 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 95 Mauritius 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 96 Lebanon 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 19,462 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.221 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.038 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.221 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Belarus?
- Homicide rate in Belarus was 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, 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 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for homicide rate?
- Belarus ranks 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.