Homicides in Belarus
Belarus: Homicides was 225 homicides in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicides 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.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 225 homicides for homicides in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Belarus peaked at 1,036 homicides in 1998 and was at its lowest, 225 homicides, in 2019.
Belarus ranks 78th 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.
Homicides in Belarus, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 508 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 465 homicides | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 594 homicides | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 756 homicides | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 829 homicides | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 960 homicides | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 970 homicides | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,021 homicides | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,036 homicides | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 974 homicides | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,013 homicides | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 969 homicides | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 989 homicides | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 649 homicides | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 552 homicides | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 487 homicides | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 401 homicides | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 373 homicides | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 340 homicides | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 333 homicides | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 340 homicides | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 326 homicides | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 307 homicides | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 240 homicides | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 226 homicides | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 225 homicides | -0.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 225 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 225 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 811.3 homicides | 465 homicides | 1,036 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 776.5 homicides | 487 homicides | 1,013 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 311.1 homicides | 225 homicides | 401 homicides | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 homicides in Belarus?
- Homicides in Belarus was 225 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,036 homicides in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 225 homicides in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for homicides?
- Belarus ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.