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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- 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)
- Key features of democracy 0.259 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.329 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.287 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.259 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.107 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.131 (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.