Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya
Kenya: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 2,624 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2,624 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya peaked at 2,790 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,084, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,200 | — |
| 2005 | 1,084 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 1,106 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,102 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,215 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1,907 | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 1,926 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,271 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 2,374 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,305 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,261 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,363 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,466 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,569 | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 1,576 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,718 | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 2,718 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,790 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2,624 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 2,624 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2,624 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2,624 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495.5, 5.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.5% | 1,576 | 2,718 |
| 2009 | +57.0% | 1,215 | 1,907 |
| 2018 | -36.4% | 2,466 | 1,569 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,269 | 1,084 | 1,907 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,123 | 1,569 | 2,466 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,695 | 2,624 | 2,790 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kenya was 2,624 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,790 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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