Homicide rate in Russia
Russia: Homicide rate was 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Russia, 1990–2024
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
Russia recorded 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2024.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Russia peaked at 32.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.77 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Russia 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 32.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 30.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 41 British Virgin Islands 8.17 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 El Salvador 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Barbados 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Cape Verde 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 99,360 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.115 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.265 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.056 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.124 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.265 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Russia?
- Homicide rate in Russia was 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.77 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for homicide rate?
- Russia ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.