Homicides in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicides was 511 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022
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
Kazakhstan recorded 511 homicides for homicides in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Kazakhstan peaked at 2,625 homicides in 1996 and was at its lowest, 511 homicides, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Homicides in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,475 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 1,512 homicides | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,880 homicides | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 2,586 homicides | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 2,549 homicides | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2,447 homicides | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,625 homicides | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 2,581 homicides | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,531 homicides | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,374 homicides | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 2,325 homicides | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,160 homicides | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1,967 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1,991 homicides | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,091 homicides | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,807 homicides | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 1,771 homicides | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,387 homicides | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 1,420 homicides | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,266 homicides | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 1,120 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 904 homicides | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 853 homicides | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 915 homicides | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 606 homicides | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 562 homicides | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 511 homicides | -9.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 511 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 511 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 6.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,256 homicides | 1,475 homicides | 2,625 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,016 homicides | 1,771 homicides | 2,325 homicides | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,124 homicides | 853 homicides | 1,420 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 559.67 homicides | 511 homicides | 606 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Kazakhstan?
- Homicides in Kazakhstan was 511 homicides in 2022, 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,625 homicides in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 511 homicides in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicides?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.