Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.78 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Kuwait, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Kuwait stood at 0.78 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Kuwait peaked at 2.35 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.25 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.94 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 1.37 per 100,000 people | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 1.99 per 100,000 people | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 1.83 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.35 per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 1.43 per 100,000 people | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 1.75 per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 2.04 per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 1.88 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.83 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.86 per 100,000 people | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.36 per 100,000 people | -58.1% |
| 2020 | 0.25 per 100,000 people | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 per 100,000 people | +304.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.78 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 68% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.78 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.38 per 100,000 people, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +304.0% | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 1.01 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 per 100,000 people | 1.12 per 100,000 people | 2.35 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 per 100,000 people | 0.36 per 100,000 people | 2.04 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.68 per 100,000 people | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 1.01 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Kuwait?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Kuwait was 0.78 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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