Homicides in Ukraine
Ukraine: Homicides was 1,414 deaths in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1,414 deaths
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
15th
of 113 countries
All-time high
7,655 deaths
in 1995
All-time low
1,414 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
35
1981–2019
Homicides in Ukraine, 1981–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Ukraine is 1,414 deaths, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Ukraine peaked at 7,655 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,414 deaths, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 15th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Homicides in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,124 deaths | — |
| 1982 | 3,170 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2,515 deaths | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 2,118 deaths | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 2,374 deaths | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2,793 deaths | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 3,711 deaths | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 4,141 deaths | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 4,518 deaths | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 5,911 deaths | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 6,157 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7,100 deaths | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 7,655 deaths | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 7,646 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6,585 deaths | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 6,109 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 6,260 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,458 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 6,175 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 5,709 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 5,267 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 4,989 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 4,541 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 4,177 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 4,229 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,794 deaths | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 3,088 deaths | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 2,768 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2,538 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 2,336 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2,845 deaths | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 2,111 deaths | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 1,653 deaths | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 1,638 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,414 deaths | -13.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1,414 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 10.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1,414 deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.5 deaths, 22.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,829 deaths | 2,118 deaths | 3,711 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 6,208 deaths | 4,141 deaths | 7,655 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,843 deaths | 3,088 deaths | 6,458 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,163 deaths | 1,414 deaths | 2,845 deaths | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Ukraine?
- Homicides in Ukraine was 1,414 deaths in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 7,655 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,414 deaths in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for homicides?
- Ukraine ranks 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.