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Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine

Ukraine: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.78 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 179 countries
All-time high
9.88 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
All-time low
3.78 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
28
1990–2021

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Ukraine, 1990–2021

02468101990200520211990: 4.9 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 5.1 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 6.4 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 7.1 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 8.1 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 8.5 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 9.6 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 8.3 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 8.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 8.5 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 8.9 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 9.9 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 8.8 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 8.4 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 7.3 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 6.4 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 6.3 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 4.8 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 4.3 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 5.1 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 6.2 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 6.1 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 4 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 3.8 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

Ukraine recorded 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine peaked at 9.88 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

That places Ukraine 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

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

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 4.91 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population +3.3%
1992 6.44 homicides per 100,000 population +26.9%
1993 7.06 homicides per 100,000 population +9.6%
1994 8.11 homicides per 100,000 population +14.9%
1995 8.53 homicides per 100,000 population +5.2%
1996 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population +12.0%
1997 8.33 homicides per 100,000 population -12.8%
1998 8.33 homicides per 100,000 population -0.0%
1999 8.5 homicides per 100,000 population +2.1%
2000 8.92 homicides per 100,000 population +4.8%
2001 9.88 homicides per 100,000 population +10.9%
2002 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population -10.7%
2003 8.36 homicides per 100,000 population -5.2%
2004 7.27 homicides per 100,000 population -13.1%
2005 6.37 homicides per 100,000 population -12.4%
2006 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population -1.7%
2007 5.62 homicides per 100,000 population -10.1%
2008 5.27 homicides per 100,000 population -6.3%
2009 4.8 homicides per 100,000 population -8.8%
2010 4.28 homicides per 100,000 population -10.9%
2012 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population +18.1%
2014 6.19 homicides per 100,000 population +22.4%
2017 6.05 homicides per 100,000 population -2.2%
2018 4.43 homicides per 100,000 population -26.9%
2019 4.05 homicides per 100,000 population -8.6%
2020 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population -6.1%
2021 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population -0.6%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.48 homicides per 100,000 population 4.91 homicides per 100,000 population 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 7.16 homicides per 100,000 population 4.8 homicides per 100,000 population 9.88 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 5.01 homicides per 100,000 population 4.05 homicides per 100,000 population 6.19 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2020s 3.79 homicides per 100,000 population 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 72 Guam 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 73 East Timor 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 74 Afghanistan 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 76 Tanzania 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 77 Solomon Islands 3.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 78 Rwanda 3.61 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Ukraine was 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 9.88 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Ukraine rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Ukraine ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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