Male homicide victims in Belarus
Belarus: Male homicide victims was 138 homicides in 2019. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in Belarus, 2007–2019
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
Belarus recorded 138 homicides for male homicide victims in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Belarus peaked at 427.47 homicides in 2007 and was at its lowest, 138 homicides, in 2019.
Belarus ranks 57th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Belarus, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 427.47 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 369 homicides | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 289 homicides | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 265 homicides | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 256 homicides | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 214 homicides | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 230 homicides | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 224 homicides | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 210 homicides | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 201 homicides | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 146 homicides | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 142 homicides | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 138 homicides | -2.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 138 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 138 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49 homicides, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 361.82 homicides | 289 homicides | 427.47 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 202.6 homicides | 138 homicides | 265 homicides | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Belarus?
- Male homicide victims in Belarus was 138 homicides in 2019, 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 male homicide victims recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 427.47 homicides in 2007.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 homicides in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for male homicide victims?
- Belarus ranks 57th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.