Homicides in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Homicides was 479 homicides in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Uzbekistan, 1990–2021
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
Uzbekistan recorded 479 homicides for homicides in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Uzbekistan peaked at 1,219 homicides in 1994 and was at its lowest, 396 homicides, in 2019.
Uzbekistan ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Homicides in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,125 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 1,062 homicides | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1,145 homicides | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 1,139 homicides | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,219 homicides | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 1,157 homicides | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1,153 homicides | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,054 homicides | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,065 homicides | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,014 homicides | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1,068 homicides | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1,081 homicides | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,058 homicides | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 963 homicides | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 962 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 910 homicides | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 861 homicides | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 815 homicides | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 831 homicides | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 506 homicides | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 757 homicides | +49.6% |
| 2017 | 591 homicides | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 474 homicides | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 396 homicides | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 449 homicides | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 479 homicides | +6.7% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 479 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 479 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.5 homicides, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Uzbekistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +49.6% | 506 homicides | 757 homicides |
| 2015 | -39.1% | 831 homicides | 506 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,113 homicides | 1,014 homicides | 1,219 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 949.89 homicides | 815 homicides | 1,081 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 544.8 homicides | 396 homicides | 757 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 464 homicides | 449 homicides | 479 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (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 Uzbekistan?
- Homicides in Uzbekistan was 479 homicides in 2021, 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,219 homicides in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 396 homicides in 2019.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for homicides?
- Uzbekistan ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.