Homicides in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Homicides was 87 homicides in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Tajikistan, 1990–2020
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
In 2020, homicides in Tajikistan stood at 87 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Tajikistan peaked at 1,304 homicides in 1993 and was at its lowest, 87 homicides, in 2020.
Tajikistan ranks 95th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 168 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 148 homicides | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 605 homicides | +308.8% |
| 1993 | 1,304 homicides | +115.5% |
| 1994 | 636 homicides | -51.2% |
| 1995 | 435 homicides | -31.6% |
| 1996 | 484 homicides | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 498 homicides | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 491 homicides | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 357 homicides | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 283 homicides | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 233 homicides | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 180 homicides | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 164 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 142 homicides | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 157 homicides | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 194 homicides | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 132 homicides | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 100 homicides | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 97 homicides | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 181 homicides | +86.6% |
| 2011 | 126 homicides | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 87 homicides | -31.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 87 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 87 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +308.8% | 148 homicides | 605 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512.6 homicides | 148 homicides | 1,304 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.2 homicides | 97 homicides | 283 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.5 homicides | 126 homicides | 181 homicides | 2 |
| 2020s | 87 homicides | 87 homicides | 87 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 Tajikistan?
- Homicides in Tajikistan was 87 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,304 homicides in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 homicides in 2020.
- How does Tajikistan rank for homicides?
- Tajikistan ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.