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.
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 |
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More social development data for Turkmenistan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 9 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,864 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.148 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.038 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.058 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.148 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.033 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 (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.