Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Kenya

Number of intentional homicides in Kenya in 2022 — 2,643 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 105. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 120.3%.

2022 2,643 people −5.47% vs 2021
World rank 93of 105
Period maximum 2,796 people2021
Period minimum 1,084 people2005

Trend over time

2004–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Kenya, 2004–20221,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 1,200 people2005: 1,084 people2006: 1,106 people2007: 1,102 people2008: 1,215 people2009: 1,907 people2010: 1,926 people2011: 2,271 people2012: 2,374 people2014: 2,305 people2015: 2,261 people2016: 2,363 people2017: 2,466 people2018: 1,569 people2019: 1,576 people2020: 1,859 people2021: 2,796 people2022: 2,643 people
Change over the period: +1,443 (+120.31%) Average annual rate: 4.49 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 2,643 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 2,643 −153 −5.47%
2021 2,796 +937 +50.4%
2020 1,859 +283 +17.96%
2019 1,576 +7 +0.45%
2018 1,569 −897 −36.37%
2017 2,466 +103 +4.36%
2016 2,363 +102 +4.51%
2015 2,261 −44 −1.91%
2014 2,305
2012 2,374 +103 +4.54%
2011 2,271 +345 +17.91%
2010 1,926 +19 +0.97%
2009 1,907 +692 +56.97%
2008 1,215 +114 +10.3%
2007 1,102 −4 −0.39%
2006 1,106 +22 +2.06%
2005 1,084 −116 −9.68%
2004 1,200

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.