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Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
89th
of 179 countries
All-time high
16.17 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1998
All-time low
2.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
27
1990–2022

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022

510151990200620221990: 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 8.8 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 10.8 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 15 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 15 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 14.6 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 16 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 16.1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 16.2 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 15.4 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 15 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 13.9 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 12.6 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 12.6 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 13.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 11 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 10.7 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 8.2 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 8.3 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 7.3 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 6.4 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 5.1 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 4.7 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 4.9 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2022, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan stood at 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.

That places Kazakhstan 89th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 8.75 homicides per 100,000 population +1.8%
1992 10.85 homicides per 100,000 population +24.0%
1993 14.97 homicides per 100,000 population +38.0%
1994 14.96 homicides per 100,000 population -0.1%
1995 14.63 homicides per 100,000 population -2.2%
1996 15.99 homicides per 100,000 population +9.3%
1997 16.09 homicides per 100,000 population +0.6%
1998 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population +0.5%
1999 15.36 homicides per 100,000 population -5.0%
2000 15 homicides per 100,000 population -2.4%
2001 13.87 homicides per 100,000 population -7.5%
2002 12.56 homicides per 100,000 population -9.4%
2003 12.64 homicides per 100,000 population +0.6%
2004 13.19 homicides per 100,000 population +4.3%
2008 11 homicides per 100,000 population -16.6%
2009 10.66 homicides per 100,000 population -3.1%
2010 8.24 homicides per 100,000 population -22.7%
2011 8.32 homicides per 100,000 population +1.0%
2012 7.32 homicides per 100,000 population -12.1%
2013 6.38 homicides per 100,000 population -12.8%
2014 5.07 homicides per 100,000 population -20.5%
2015 4.72 homicides per 100,000 population -7.0%
2017 4.91 homicides per 100,000 population +4.0%
2020 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population -36.6%
2021 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population -8.5%
2022 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population -10.4%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 63% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.64 homicides per 100,000 population 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 12.7 homicides per 100,000 population 10.66 homicides per 100,000 population 15 homicides per 100,000 population 7
2010s 6.42 homicides per 100,000 population 4.72 homicides per 100,000 population 8.32 homicides per 100,000 population 7
2020s 2.84 homicides per 100,000 population 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 86 Lithuania 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 87 Andorra 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 88 Myanmar 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 90 Moldova 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 91 Latvia 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 92 Bhutan 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Kazakhstan was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 16.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Kazakhstan ranks 89th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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