Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Ukraine

Number of intentional homicides in Ukraine in 2021 — 1,673 people. Ranked 97 in the world out of 115. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.6%.

2021 1,673 people −1.47% vs 2020
World rank 97of 115
Period maximum 4,896 people1996
Period minimum 1,673 people2021

Trend over time

1990–2021 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Ukraine, 1990–202102,0004,0006,0001990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 2,558 people1991: 2,648 people1992: 3,370 people1993: 3,696 people1994: 4,223 people1995: 4,407 people1996: 4,896 people1997: 4,231 people1998: 4,195 people1999: 4,250 people2000: 4,418 people2001: 4,854 people2002: 4,296 people2003: 4,041 people2004: 3,487 people2005: 3,030 people2006: 2,958 people2007: 2,646 people2008: 2,466 people2009: 2,240 people2010: 1,988 people2012: 2,336 people2014: 2,845 people2017: 2,751 people2018: 2,002 people2019: 1,820 people2020: 1,698 people2021: 1,673 people
Change over the period: −885 (−34.6%) Average annual rate: -1.36 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Ukraine 1,673 people
World 439,488 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 19,865 people
Eastern Europe computed 12,388 people
Number of intentional homicides — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 1,673 −25 −1.47%
2020 1,698 −122 −6.7%
2019 1,820 −182 −9.09%
2018 2,002 −749 −27.23%
2017 2,751
2014 2,845
2012 2,336
2010 1,988 −252 −11.25%
2009 2,240 −226 −9.16%
2008 2,466 −180 −6.8%
2007 2,646 −312 −10.55%
2006 2,958 −72 −2.38%
2005 3,030 −457 −13.11%
2004 3,487 −554 −13.71%
2003 4,041 −255 −5.94%
2002 4,296 −558 −11.5%
2001 4,854 +436 +9.87%
2000 4,418 +168 +3.95%
1999 4,250 +55 +1.31%
1998 4,195 −36 −0.85%
1997 4,231 −665 −13.58%
1996 4,896 +489 +11.1%
1995 4,407 +184 +4.36%
1994 4,223 +527 +14.26%
1993 3,696 +326 +9.67%
1992 3,370 +722 +27.27%
1991 2,648 +90 +3.52%
1990 2,558

Eastern Europe, 2021

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.