Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Europe

Number of intentional homicides in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 890 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 96.6%.

2023 890 people −0.11% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 56,157 people1994
Period minimum 890 people2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Europe, 1990–2023020,00040,00060,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 26,497 people1991: 28,509 people1992: 40,838 people1993: 52,466 people1994: 56,157 people1995: 53,731 people1996: 47,958 people1997: 43,175 people1998: 41,451 people1999: 46,040 people2000: 49,222 people2001: 51,445 people2002: 52,028 people2003: 47,595 people2004: 44,202 people2005: 39,959 people2006: 32,993 people2007: 29,807 people2008: 22,623 people2009: 21,738 people2010: 20,472 people2011: 17,846 people2012: 20,218 people2013: 17,549 people2014: 20,885 people2015: 18,281 people2016: 17,343 people2017: 17,376 people2018: 15,126 people2019: 14,180 people2020: 13,324 people2021: 12,388 people2022: 891 people2023: 890 people
Change over the period: −25,607 (−96.64%) Average annual rate: -9.77 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 890 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 890 −1 −0.11%
2022 891 −11,497 −92.81%
2021 12,388 −936 −7.02%
2020 13,324 −856 −6.04%
2019 14,180 −946 −6.25%
2018 15,126 −2,250 −12.95%
2017 17,376 +33 +0.19%
2016 17,343 −938 −5.13%
2015 18,281 −2,604 −12.47%
2014 20,885 +3,336 +19.01%
2013 17,549 −2,669 −13.2%
2012 20,218 +2,372 +13.29%
2011 17,846 −2,626 −12.83%
2010 20,472 −1,266 −5.82%
2009 21,738 −885 −3.91%
2008 22,623 −7,184 −24.1%
2007 29,807 −3,186 −9.66%
2006 32,993 −6,966 −17.43%
2005 39,959 −4,243 −9.6%
2004 44,202 −3,393 −7.13%
2003 47,595 −4,433 −8.52%
2002 52,028 +583 +1.13%
2001 51,445 +2,223 +4.52%
2000 49,222 +3,182 +6.91%
1999 46,040 +4,589 +11.07%
1998 41,451 −1,724 −3.99%
1997 43,175 −4,783 −9.97%
1996 47,958 −5,773 −10.74%
1995 53,731 −2,426 −4.32%
1994 56,157 +3,691 +7.04%
1993 52,466 +11,628 +28.47%
1992 40,838 +12,329 +43.25%
1991 28,509 +2,012 +7.59%
1990 26,497

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.