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.
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 |
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More social development data for Belarus
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 19,462 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.163 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.025 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.163 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.038 (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.