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.
Homicides in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,170 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 5,136 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,831 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 4,489 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 4,076 deaths | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 3,691 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 3,418 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3,182 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 2,961 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 2,729 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 2,591 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,651 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2,733 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,897 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3,091 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,099 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,121 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,134 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,816 deaths | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 2,765 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,580 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 2,423 deaths | -6.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2,423 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 10.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2,423 deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.82 deaths, 24.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.