Homicides in Kuwait
Kuwait: Homicides was 11 homicides in 2020. ▬ Flat
Homicides in Kuwait, 1996–2020
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
Kuwait recorded 11 homicides for homicides in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.2% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Kuwait peaked at 61 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11 homicides, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 homicides | 16 homicides | 16 homicides | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.67 homicides | 23 homicides | 59 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.5 homicides | 16 homicides | 61 homicides | 6 |
| 2020s | 11 homicides | 11 homicides | 11 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 142 Cyprus 13 homicides compare
- 142 Samoa 13 homicides compare
- 144 Slovenia 12 homicides compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 10 homicides compare
- 147 Saint Martin (French part) 10 homicides compare
- 147 Seychelles 10 homicides compare
More social development data for Kuwait
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.138 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.138 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Kuwait?
- Homicides in Kuwait was 11 homicides in 2020, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 61 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 homicides in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for homicides?
- Kuwait ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.