Female homicide victims in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Female homicide victims was 145 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Kazakhstan, 2008–2022
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Kazakhstan is 145 homicides, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Kazakhstan peaked at 416 homicides in 2009 and was at its lowest, 140 homicides, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 363 homicides | — |
| 2009 | 416 homicides | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 344 homicides | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 329 homicides | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 276 homicides | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 280 homicides | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 204 homicides | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 251 homicides | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 221 homicides | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 150 homicides | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 140 homicides | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 145 homicides | +3.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 145 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 145 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.5 homicides, 6.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389.5 homicides | 363 homicides | 416 homicides | 2 |
| 2010s | 272.14 homicides | 204 homicides | 344 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 145 homicides | 140 homicides | 150 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More gender data for Kazakhstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,050 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2514 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,953 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,953 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 192,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 204,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 195,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 207,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 198,672 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Kazakhstan?
- Female homicide victims in Kazakhstan was 145 homicides 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 female homicide victims recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 416 homicides in 2009.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 homicides in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for female homicide victims?
- Kazakhstan ranks 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .