Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan, 2008–2020
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
Kazakhstan recorded 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Kazakhstan ranks 65th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5744 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4489 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2582 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.586 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 62 Algeria 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Lithuania 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Germany 0.0646 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4,144 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.287 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.513 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.131 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.107 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.513 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan was 0.1027 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 from firearms recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Kazakhstan ranks 65th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.