Homicides in Ukraine
Ukraine: Homicides was 2,423 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Ukraine stood at 2,423 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Ukraine peaked at 5,170 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,423 deaths, in 2021.
Ukraine ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,968 deaths | 2,729 deaths | 5,170 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,890 deaths | 2,591 deaths | 3,134 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,501 deaths | 2,423 deaths | 2,580 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5.22 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.386 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.418 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.542 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.386 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.252 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.24 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Ukraine?
- Homicides in Ukraine was 2,423 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 5,170 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,423 deaths in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for homicides?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.