Homicide rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Homicide rate was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.38 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
32nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
15.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1996
All-time low
3.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019
Homicide rate in Ukraine, 1981–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, homicide rate in Ukraine stood at 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ukraine peaked at 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 32nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 11.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 13.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 14.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 12.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Nicaragua 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Bahamas 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 in Ukraine?
- Homicide rate in Ukraine was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for homicide rate?
- Ukraine ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.