Homicides in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Homicides was 63 homicides in 2015. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Turkmenistan, 1990–2015
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 2015, homicides in Turkmenistan stood at 63 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Turkmenistan peaked at 358 homicides in 1997 and was at its lowest, 63 homicides, in 2015.
That places Turkmenistan 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Homicides in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 332 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 306 homicides | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 296 homicides | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 332 homicides | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 308 homicides | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 269 homicides | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 334 homicides | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 358 homicides | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 345 homicides | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 321 homicides | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 267 homicides | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 248 homicides | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 241 homicides | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 233 homicides | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 209 homicides | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 206 homicides | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 203 homicides | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 105 homicides | -48.3% |
| 2011 | 100 homicides | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 79 homicides | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 84 homicides | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 89 homicides | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 63 homicides | -29.2% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 63 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 63 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -48.3% | 203 homicides | 105 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320.1 homicides | 269 homicides | 358 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.57 homicides | 203 homicides | 267 homicides | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.67 homicides | 63 homicides | 105 homicides | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More social development data for Turkmenistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,864 (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 1,864 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Turkmenistan?
- Homicides in Turkmenistan was 63 homicides in 2015, 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 358 homicides in 1997.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 homicides in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for homicides?
- Turkmenistan ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.