Homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine
Ukraine: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 461 homicides in 2017. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine, 1990–2017
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.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 461 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine peaked at 1,486 homicides in 2001 and was at its lowest, 461 homicides, in 2017.
That places Ukraine 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 778.33 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 768.38 homicides | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 900.23 homicides | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 1,002 homicides | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 1,125 homicides | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 1,141 homicides | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,340 homicides | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 1,187 homicides | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1,193 homicides | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,249 homicides | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,309 homicides | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,486 homicides | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1,315 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1,266 homicides | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,110 homicides | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 958.84 homicides | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 908.57 homicides | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 739.02 homicides | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 705.08 homicides | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 603.29 homicides | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 461 homicides | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,068 homicides | 768.38 homicides | 1,340 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,089 homicides | 705.08 homicides | 1,486 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 532.15 homicides | 461 homicides | 603.29 homicides | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Ukraine was 461 homicides in 2017, 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 homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,486 homicides in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 461 homicides in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Ukraine ranks 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .