Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country

Map of civilian guns per 100 people by country from the Small Arms Survey 2017[1]

This is a list of countries by estimated number of privately owned guns per 100 people. The Small Arms Survey 2017[1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns. This is because individuals can own more than one gun.

See also: Percent of households with guns by country. It gives the percent of households with guns. It is further broken down by the percent of households with handguns. Also, by the percent of adults living in armed households.

List of countries by estimated number of guns per 100 people

All the numbers in the main column of the table below are from the annex table of Small Arms Survey 2017. The briefing paper for it says: "Numbers provided here include all firearms in civilian hands, both licit and illicit." The annex table where all the numbers in the main column come from also includes some sub-national areas and territories such as Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Scotland, etc.[1]

"Notes" column links to notes section below the chart. The notes below the table are for additional info including additional data and alternative rates so the main column stays in descending order.

United Kingdom.[note 1] Small Arms Survey 2017 does not have a number for the UK.[1] It only provides numbers for these countries which constitute the UK: Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales.
Region and subregion names. Table source uses United Nations geoscheme.[3]
Computation method:

  1. survey(s) and expert estimate(s)
  2. expert estimate(s)
  3. analogous comparison
Ranking by country for civilian-held firearms per 100 population. Small Arms Survey 2017.
Location Firearms per 100 Region Subregion Population 2017 Civilian firearms Computation method Registered firearms Unregistered firearms Notes
 United States 120.5 Americas North America 326,474,000 393,347,000 1 1,073,743 392,273,257 Est. [note 2]
 Falkland Islands 62.1 Americas South America 3,000 2,000 2 1,705 295
 Yemen 52.8 Asia Western Asia 28,120,000 14,859,000 2 N/A N/A
 New Caledonia 42.5 Oceania Melanesia 270,000 115,000 2 55,000 60,000
 Serbia 39.1 Europe Southern Europe 6,946,000 2,719,000 2 1,186,086 1,532,914
 Montenegro 39.1 Europe Southern Europe 626,000 245,000 3 103,536 141,464
 Canada 34.7 Americas North America 36,626,000 12,708,000 2 2,081,442 10,626,558
 Uruguay 34.7 Americas South America 3,457,000 1,198,000 2 605,313 592,687
 Cyprus 34.0 Asia West Asia 839,000 285,000 2 154,327 130,673
 Finland 32.4 Europe Northern Europe 5,541,000 1,793,000 1 1,542,396 250,604 [note 3]
 Lebanon 31.9 Asia Western Asia 6,039,000 1,927,000 2 N/A N/A
 Iceland 31.7 Europe Northern Europe 334,000 106,000 2 73,000 33,000
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.2 Europe Southern Europe 3,793,000 1,185,000 2 353,000 832,000
 Austria 30.0 Europe Western Europe 8,592,000 2,577,000 1 837,000 1,740,000
 North Macedonia 29.8 Europe Southern Europe 2,083,000 621,000 2 169,687 451,313
 Liechtenstein 28.8 Europe Western Europe 38,000 11,000 3 N/A N/A
 Norway 28.8 Europe Northern Europe 5,331,000 1,537,000 2 1,254,638 282,362 [note 4]
 Malta 28.3 Europe Southern Europe 421,000 119,000 2 96,425 22,575
  Switzerland 27.6 Europe Western Europe 8,454,000 2,332,000 2 791,719 1,540,281 [note 5]
 New Zealand 26.3 Oceania Australasia 4,605,000 1,212,000 2 1,200,000 12,000
 Kosovo 23.8 Europe Southern Europe 1,831,000 436,000 2 43,206 392,794
 Sweden 23.1 Europe Northern Europe 9,921,000 2,296,000 1 1,955,478 340,522 [note 6]
 Greenland 22.3 Americas North America 56,000 13,000 3 N/A N/A
 Pakistan 22.3 Asia South Asia 196,744,000 43,917,000 2 6,000,000 37,917,000
 Portugal 21.3 Europe Southern Europe 10,265,000 2,186,000 1 1,400,000 786,000
 France 19.6 Europe Western Europe 64,939,000 12,732,000 1 4,501,235 8,230,765
 French Guiana 19.6 Americas South America 283,000 55,000 3 N/A N/A
 Germany 19.6 Europe Western Europe 80,636,000 15,822,000 1 5,830,000 9,992,000 [note 7]
 Iraq 19.6 Asia Western Asia 38,654,000 7,588,000 2 N/A N/A
 Monaco 19.6 Europe Western Europe 38,000 7,000 3 N/A N/A
 RĆ©union 19.6 Africa East Africa 873,000 171,000 3 N/A N/A
 Luxembourg 18.9 Europe Western Europe 584,000 110,000 1 86,000 24,000
 Bahamas 18.8 Americas Caribbean 397,000 74,000 2 17,110 56,890
 Jordan 18.7 Asia Western Asia 7,877,000 1,473,000 2 120,000 1,353,000
 Venezuela 18.5 Americas South America 31,926,000 5,895,000 2 N/A N/A [note 8]
 Greece 17.6 Europe Southern Europe 10,893,000 1,920,000 1 1,010,000 910,000
 Northern Cyprus 17.4 Asia Western Asia 349,000 61,000 2 49,142 11,858
 Kuwait 16.7 Asia Western Asia 4,100,000 685,000 3 39,000 646,000
 Oman 16.7 Asia Western Asia 5,312,100 792,000 3 N/A N/A
 Paraguay 16.7 Americas South America 6,812,000 1,140,000 2 392,000 748,000
 Qatar 16.7 Asia Western Asia 2,338,000 390,000 3 N/A N/A
 Saudi Arabia 16.7 Asia Western Asia 32,743,000 5,468,000 3 N/A N/A
 United Arab Emirates 16.7 Asia Western Asia 9,398,000 1,569,000 3 N/A N/A
 U.S. Virgin Islands 16.6 Americas Caribbean 107,000 18,000 2 N/A N/A
 Turkey 16.5 Asia Western Asia 80,418,000 13,249,000 2 2,500,000 10,749,000
 Suriname 15.9 Americas South America 552,000 88,000 2 30,000 58,000
 Guyana 15.8 Americas South America 774,000 122,000 2 4,000 118,000
 Slovenia 15.6 Europe Southern Europe 2,071,000 324,000 1 127,094 196,906
 Namibia 15.4 Africa Southern Africa 2,569,000 396,000 2 200,010 195,990
 Thailand 15.1 Asia South-East Asia 68,298,000 10,342,000 2 6,221,180 4,120,820
 Australia 14.5 Oceania Australasia 24,642,000 3,573,000 2 3,158,795 414,205
 Italy 14.4 Europe Southern Europe 59,798,000 8,609,000 1 2,000,000 6,609,000
 San Marino 14.4 Europe Southern Europe 32,000 5,000 3 N/A N/A
 Andorra 14.1 Europe Southern Europe 69,000 10,000 3 7,599 2,401
 Honduras 14.1 Americas Central America 8,305,000 1,171,000 2 475,000 696,000
Channel Islands 14.0 Europe Western Europe 165,000 23,000 2 14,550 8,450
 Croatia 13.7 Europe Southern Europe 3,899,000 576,000 2 390,000 186,000
 Lithuania 13.6 Europe Northern Europe 2,831,000 385,000 2 127,984 257,016
 Libya 13.3 Africa North Africa 6,409,000 851,000 2 N/A N/A
 Mexico 12.9 Americas Central America 130,223,000 16,809,000 2 3,118,592 13,690,408
 Bahrain 12.8 Asia Western Asia 1,419,000 181,000 3 N/A N/A
 Belgium 12.7 Europe Western Europe 11,444,000 1,451,000 1 426,939 1,024,061
 Afghanistan 12.5 Asia South Asia 34,169,000 4,270,000 2 N/A N/A
 Czech Republic 12.5 Europe Central Europe 10,555,000 1,323,000 2 806,895 516,105
 Equatorial Guinea 12.5 Africa Central Africa 894,000 112,000 2 N/A N/A
 Somalia (South Central) 12.4 Africa East Africa 7,282,000 903,000 2 N/A N/A
 Puntland 12.3 Africa East Africa 2,750,000 338,250 2 N/A N/A
 Russia 12.3 Asia North Asia 143,375,000 17,620,000 2 6,600,000 11,020,000
 Chile 12.1 Americas South America 18,313,000 2,220,000 2 763,182 1,456,818
 Guatemala 12.1 Americas Central America 17,005,000 2,062,000 2 520,792 1,541,208
 Albania 12.0 Europe Southern Europe 2,911,000 350,000 2 65,747 284,253
 El Salvador 12.0 Americas Central America 6,167,000 737,000 2 344,587 392,413
 Somaliland 11.9 Africa East Africa 3,823,000 456,000 2 N/A N/A
 Guam 11.5 Oceania Melanesia 174,000 20,000 3 N/A N/A
 Puerto Rico 11.5 Americas Caribbean 3,679,000 422,000 2 N/A N/A
 Angola 11.2 Africa Central Africa 26,656,000 2,982,000 2 N/A N/A
 Northern Ireland 11.0 Europe Western Europe 1,873,000 206,000 1 153,000 53,000
 Panama 10.8 Americas Central America 4,051,000 436,000 2 180,000 256,000
 Hungary 10.5 Europe Eastern Europe 9,788,000 1,023,000 1 211,300 811,700
 Latvia 10.5 Europe Northern Europe 1,945,000 205,000 2 70,000 135,000
 Colombia 10.1 Americas South America 49,068,000 4,971,000 2 706,210 4,264,790
 Georgia 10.1 Europe Eastern Europe 3,973,000 402,000 2 159,000 243,000
 Samoa 10.1 Oceania Polynesia 196,000 20,000 2 4,000 16,000
 Belize 10.0 Americas Central America 375,000 37,000 2 10,755 26,245
 Costa Rica 10.0 Americas Central America 4,906,000 493,000 2 235,631 257,369
 Denmark 9.9 Europe Northern Europe 5,712,000 567,000 1 340,000 227,000
 Faroe Islands 9.9 Europe Northern Europe 49,000 5,000 3 N/A N/A
 Ukraine 9.9 Europe Eastern Europe 44,405,000 4,396,000 2 800,000 3,596,000
 South Africa 9.7 Africa Southern Africa 55,436,000 5,351,000 2 3,000,000 2,351,000
 South Sudan 9.6 Africa East Africa 13,096,000 1,255,000 2 N/A N/A
 Cayman Islands 9.2 Americas Caribbean 62,000 6,000 3 1,556 4,444
 Jamaica 8.8 Americas Caribbean 2,813,000 246,000 2 45,915 200,085
 Guadeloupe 8.5 Americas Caribbean 472,000 40,000 2 5,500 34,500
 Martinique 8.5 Americas Caribbean 396,000 34,000 3 N/A N/A
 Saint Martin 8.5 Americas Caribbean 32,000 3,000 3 N/A N/A
 Bulgaria 8.4 Europe Eastern Europe 7,045,000 590,000 1 345,733 244,267
 Brazil 8.3 Americas South America 211,243,000 17,510,000 2 8,080,295 9,429,705
 Mauritius 8.3 Africa East Africa 1,281,000 106,000 2 N/A N/A
 Syria 8.2 Asia Western Asia 18,907,000 1,547,000 2 N/A N/A
 Ghana 8.0 Africa West Africa 28,657,000 2,280,000 2 1,236,128 1,043,872
 Tonga 8.0 Oceania Polynesia 108,000 9,000 2 N/A N/A
 Mongolia 7.9 Asia East Asia 3,052,000 242,000 3 46,982 195,018
 Spain 7.5 Europe Southern Europe 46,070,000 3,464,000 1 2,683,542 780,458
 Argentina 7.4 Americas South America 44,272,000 3,256,000 2 1,562,332 1,693,668
 Dominican Republic 7.4 Americas Caribbean 10,767,000 795,000 2 333,426 461,574
 Iran 7.3 Asia South Asia 80,946,000 5,890,000 2 N/A N/A
 Ireland 7.2 Europe Western Europe 4,749,000 342,000 2 200,000 142,000
 Israel 6.7 Asia Western Asia 8,323,000 557,000 2 290,000 267,000
 Sudan 6.6 Africa North Africa 42,166,000 2,768,000 2 6,724 2,761,276
 Gambia 6.5 Africa West Africa 2,120,000 137,000 2 N/A N/A
 Slovakia 6.5 Europe Central Europe 5,432,000 355,000 2 280,000 75,000
 Dominica 6.2 Americas Caribbean 73,000 5,000 3 N/A N/A
 Maldives 6.2 Asia South Asia 376,000 23,000 2 N/A N/A
 Armenia 6.1 Asia Western Asia 3,032,000 186,000 3 45,822 140,178
 Belarus 6.1 Europe Eastern Europe 9,459,000 581,000 3 130,000 451,000
 Cape Verde 5.7 Africa West Africa 533,000 31,000 2 N/A N/A
 Scotland 5.6 Europe Western Europe 5,436,000 305,000 1 187,000 118,000
 Antigua and Barbuda 5.4 Americas Caribbean 94,000 5,000 2 1,449 3,551
 Montserrat 5.4 Americas Caribbean 5,000 300 3 N/A N/A
 India 5.3 Asia South Asia 1,342,513,000 71,101,000 2 9,700,000 61,401,000
 Nicaragua 5.2 Americas Central America 6,218,000 323,000 2 142,260 180,740
 Estonia 5.0 Europe Northern Europe 1,306,000 65,000 1 47,000 18,000
 Lesotho 4.8 Africa Southern Africa 2,185,000 105,000 3 N/A N/A
 Morocco 4.8 Africa North Africa 35,241,000 1,690,000 2 N/A N/A
 Eswatini 4.8 Africa Southern Africa 1,320,000 64,000 3 10,000 54,000
 Bermuda 4.6 Americas North America 61,000 3,000 3 N/A N/A
 England &  Wales 4.6 Europe Western Europe 58,877,000 2,731,000 1 1,870,735 860,265
 Grenada 4.6 Americas Caribbean 108,000 5,000 3 N/A N/A
 Cambodia 4.5 Asia South-East Asia 16,076,000 717,000 2 N/A N/A
 Mozambique 4.5 Africa East Africa 29,538,000 1,337,000 2 7,000 1,330,000
 Ivory Coast 4.4 Africa West Africa 23,816,000 1,049,000 3 2,500 1,046,500
 Sint Maarten 4.2 Americas Caribbean 40,000 2,000 3 N/A N/A
 Botswana 4.1 Africa Southern Africa 2,344,000 97,000 2 32,901 64,099
 Egypt 4.1 Africa North Africa 95,215,000 3,931,000 2 250,000 3,681,000
 Gibraltar 4.1 Europe Southern Europe 32,000 1,000 1 N/A N/A
 Seychelles 4.1 Africa East Africa 98,000 4,000 2 N/A N/A
 Vanuatu 3.9 Oceania Melanesia 276,000 11,000 2 4,700 6,300
 Azerbaijan 3.6 Asia Western Asia 9,974,000 362,000 2 N/A N/A
 China 3.6 Asia East Asia 1,388,233,000 49,735,000 2 680,000 49,055,000
 Macau 3.6 Asia East Asia 606,000 22,000 3 N/A N/A
 Hong Kong 3.6 Asia East Asia 7,402,000 265,000 3 N/A N/A
 Philippines 3.6 Asia South-East Asia 103,797,000 3,776,000 2 1,739,000 2,037,000
 Barbados 3.5 Americas Caribbean 286,000 10,000 3 3,000 7,000
 Gabon 3.4 Africa Central Africa 1,801,000 61,000 2 N/A N/A
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.4 Americas Caribbean 57,000 2,000 3 N/A N/A
 Saint Lucia 3.4 Americas Caribbean 188,000 6,000 3 N/A N/A
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.4 Americas Caribbean 110,000 4,000 3 2,865 1,135
 SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆ­ncipe 3.4 Africa Central Africa 198,000 7,000 3 N/A N/A
 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.3 Americas Caribbean 35,000 1,000 2 300 700
 Nigeria 3.2 Africa West Africa 191,836,000 6,154,000 2 N/A N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago 3.2 Americas Caribbean 1,369,000 43,000 2 10,550 32,450
 Djibouti 3.1 Africa East Africa 911,000 28,000 2 N/A N/A
 Laos 3.0 Asia South-East Asia 7,038,000 215,000 3 N/A N/A
 Moldova 3.0 Europe Eastern Europe 4,055,000 121,000 2 54,663 66,337
 Kazakhstan 2.8 Asia Central Asia 18,064,000 504,000 2 284,000 220,000
 Kyrgyzstan 2.8 Asia Central Asia 6,125,000 171,000 3 29,237 141,763
 Mauritania 2.8 Africa West Africa 4,266,000 120,000 2 N/A N/A
 Zimbabwe 2.8 Africa East Africa 16,338,000 455,000 2 190,685 264,315
 Aruba 2.6 Americas Caribbean 105,000 3,000 3 N/A N/A
 CuraƧao 2.6 Americas Caribbean 160,000 4,000 3 N/A N/A
 Haiti 2.6 Americas Caribbean 10,983,000 291,000 2 20,379 270,621
 Netherlands 2.6 Europe Western Europe 17,033,000 442,000 1 205,347 236,653
 Northern Mariana Islands 2.6 Oceania Micronesia 56,000 1,000 2 N/A N/A
 Romania 2.6 Europe Eastern Europe 19,238,000 506,000 2 210,000 296,000
 French Polynesia 2.5 Oceania Polynesia 289,000 7,000 2 N/A N/A
 Poland 2.5 Europe Central Europe 38,564,000 968,000 1 380,000 588,000 [note 9]
 Congo 2.4 Africa Central Africa 4,866,000 119,000 2 N/A N/A
 Ecuador 2.4 Americas South America 16,626,000 402,000 2 167,102 234,898
 Sri Lanka 2.4 Asia South Asia 20,905,000 494,000 2 35,000 459,000
 Algeria 2.1 Africa North Africa 41,064,000 877,000 2 200,000 677,000
 Cameroon 2.1 Africa Central Africa 24,514,000 510,000 2 N/A N/A
 Cuba 2.1 Americas Caribbean 11,390,000 234,000 2 58,150 175,850
 Liberia 2.1 Africa West Africa 4,730,000 97,000 2 N/A N/A
 Bolivia 2.0 Americas South America 11,053,000 218,000 3 10,982 207,018
 Burundi 2.0 Africa East Africa 11,936,000 238,000 2 N/A N/A
 Peru 2.0 Americas South America 32,166,000 633,000 2 365,845 267,155
 Senegal 2.0 Africa West Africa 16,054,000 323,000 2 7,053 315,947
 Central African Republic 1.8 Africa Central Africa 5,099,000 94,000 2 N/A N/A
 Myanmar 1.6 Asia South-East Asia 54,836,000 877,000 3 N/A N/A
 Vietnam 1.6 Asia South-East Asia 95,415,000 1,562,000 2 N/A N/A
 Comoros 1.5 Africa East Africa 826,000 12,000 2 N/A N/A
 Guinea-Bissau 1.5 Africa West Africa 1,933,000 29,000 2 N/A N/A
 Kenya 1.5 Africa East Africa 48,467,000 750,000 2 8,136 741,864
   Nepal 1.5 Asia South Asia 29,187,000 444,000 2 34,315 409,685
 Brunei 1.4 Asia South-East Asia 434,000 6,000 2 N/A N/A
 DR Congo 1.2 Africa Central Africa 82,243,000 946,000 2 216 945,784
 Tuvalu 1.2 Oceania Polynesia 10,000 100 2 50 50
 Mali 1.1 Africa West Africa 18,690,000 206,000 2 N/A N/A
 Palestine 1.1 Asia Western Asia 4,952,000 56,000 2 N/A N/A
 Tunisia 1.1 Africa North Africa 11,495,000 123,000 3 3,408 119,592
 Chad 1.0 Africa Central Africa 14,965,000 151,000 2 N/A N/A
 Guinea 1.0 Africa West Africa 13,291,000 130,000 2 N/A N/A
 Papua New Guinea 1.0 Oceania Melanesia 7,934,000 79,000 2 27,043 51,957
 Burkina Faso 0.9 Africa West Africa 19,173,000 175,000 2 N/A N/A
 Zambia 0.9 Africa East Africa 17,238,000 158,000 2 86,642 71,358
 Bhutan 0.8 Asia South Asia 793,000 6,000 3 4,309 1,691
 Kiribati 0.8 Oceania Melanesia 116,000 900 2 N/A N/A
 Tanzania 0.8 Africa East Africa 56,878,000 427,000 2 115,850 311,150
 Togo 0.8 Africa West Africa 7,692,000 58,000 2 10,000 48,000
 Uganda 0.8 Africa East Africa 41,653,000 331,000 2 21,156 309,844
 British Virgin Islands 0.8 Americas Caribbean 31,000 300 2 48 252
 American Samoa 0.7 Oceania Polynesia 56,000 400 2 250 150
 Madagascar 0.7 Africa East Africa 25,613,000 168,000 2 N/A N/A
 Malaysia 0.7 Asia South-East Asia 31,164,000 217,000 2 142,038 74,962
 Micronesia 0.7 Oceania Micronesia 106,000 700 2 N/A N/A
 Fiji 0.5 Oceania Melanesia 903,000 5,000 2 1,538 3,462
 Marshall Islands 0.5 Oceania Melanesia 53,000 300 2 N/A N/A
 Niger 0.5 Africa West Africa 21,564,000 117,000 2 2,000 115,000
 Palau 0.5 Oceania Melanesia 22,000 100 2 N/A N/A
 Rwanda 0.5 Africa East Africa 12,160,000 66,000 2 N/A N/A
 Sierra Leone 0.5 Africa West Africa 6,733,000 35,000 2 N/A N/A
 Bangladesh 0.4 Asia South Asia 164,828,000 659,000 2 185,000 474,000
 Eritrea 0.4 Africa East Africa 5,482,000 23,000 2 N/A N/A
 Ethiopia 0.4 Africa East Africa 104,345,000 377,000 2 N/A N/A
 Tajikistan 0.4 Asia Central Asia 8,858,000 37,000 2 9,863 27,137
 Turkmenistan 0.4 Asia Central Asia 5,503,000 23,000 3 N/A N/A
 Uzbekistan 0.4 Asia Central Asia 30,691,000 127,000 3 N/A N/A
 Benin 0.3 Africa West Africa 11,459,000 33,000 2 N/A N/A
 Japan 0.3 Asia East Asia 126,045,000 377,000 2 175,221 201,779
 North Korea 0.3 Asia East Asia 25,405,000 76,000 3 N/A N/A
 Malawi 0.3 Africa East Africa 18,299,000 47,000 2 12,500 34,500
 Singapore 0.3 Asia South-East Asia 5,785,000 20,000 3 795 19,205
 Timor-Leste 0.3 Asia South-East Asia 1,237,000 3,000 2 N/A N/A
 South Korea 0.2 Asia East Asia 50,705,000 79,000 2 39,530 39,470
 Solomon Islands 0.2 Oceania Melanesia 606,000 1,000 2 N/A N/A
 Christmas Island 0.0 Asia South-East Asia 2,000 ā€“ 2 N/A N/A
 Holy See 0.0 Europe Southern Europe 1,000 ā€“ 2 N/A N/A
 Indonesia 0.0 Asia South-East Asia 263,510,000 82,000 2 41,102 40,898
 Nauru 0.0 Oceania Melanesia 10,000 ā€“ 2 N/A N/A
 Taiwan 0.0 Asia East Asia 23,405,000 10,000 2 5,000 5,000

Notes

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Some of the notes below refer to a previous version of the table that used numbers from Small Arms Survey 2007.[18] So some of the info below may be out of date.

  1. ^  United Kingdom. A GunPolicy.org page has a rate of 5.03 firearms per 100 people in 2017. 3.44 registered plus 1.59 illicit. That totals 5.03 per 100 people.[2]
  2. ^  United States. According to the Congressional Research Service, as of 2009 there were roughly twice as many guns per capita in the United States as there were in 1968: more than 300 million guns in all.[4][5]
    The vast majority of unregistered firearms in the U.S. are lawfully unregistered; a Federal registry is prohibited by law, and only nine states impose registration requirements upon some or all firearms. See Gun laws in the United States by state for specific details.
  3. ^  Finland. 1.5 million guns in 2016 in the official registry.[6]
  4. ^  Norway. 1.49 million guns in 2017 in the official registry.[7]
  5. ^   Switzerland. 876,000 guns in August 2017 in the official registries.[8]
  6. ^  Sweden. According to the Swedish National Police Agency in 2006, there were a total of 656,000 individuals who had a license for one or more guns;[9] 6.5% of the population. There were 2,032,000 guns or 21 guns per 100 residents. Of the 2,032,000 guns, 959,000 were rifles, 726,000 shotguns, 122,000 combination rifles, 88,000 pistols, 55,000 revolvers, 3,000 automatic guns and 78,000 weapons parts.
  7. ^  Germany. The number of legal guns in Germany is about 7 per 100 residents.[10] There are no reliable figures on the number of illegal guns in Germany.[11] The figure of 20 million illicit guns (ā‰ˆ24 per 100 residents) that is often cited on the web is an estimate attributed to the GdP, Germany's largest police union.[12] This number is wildly out of range with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's estimate on illicit guns (10% of the number of legal guns, corresponding to 0.5 million illicit guns or ā‰ˆ0.7 per 100 residents).[13]
  8. ^  Venezuela. The number displayed in this table is very likely a significant underestimation. The actual number of guns per 100 persons may vary to more, with an unestimated number of illegal firearms held by civilians, around to 9 to 15 million.[14]
  9. ^  Poland.The number of registered firearms in 2017 survey (380k) is taken from official data for the year 2014,[15] even if data for the year 2016 (426k) should have been already available.[16] As of 2021 there's 658k registered firearms.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Briefing Paper. Estimating Global Civilian-Held Firearms Numbers.[dead link‍] June 2018 by Aaron Karp. Of Small Arms Survey. See box 4 on page 8 for detailed explanation of "Computation methods for civilian firearms holdings". See country table in annex PDF: Civilian Firearms Holdings, 2017. See publications home.
  2. ^ Guns in the United Kingdom ā€” Firearms, gun law and gun control.
  3. ^ "M49 ā€“ Standard country or area codes for statistical use". United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Guns in America, By The Numbers". National Public Radio. 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Gun Control Legislation" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 14 November 2012. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Aseiden mƤƤrƤ Suomessa vƤhenee ā€“ katso, missƤ ovat maan 1,5 miljoonaa asetta". Yle Uutiset. 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ (unverifiable) "Revisjonsrapport for 2017 om politiets behandling av vƄpensaker" (PDF). Riksrevisjonen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ^ "PrĆØs de 876'000 armes recensĆ©es en Suisse". Tribune de GenĆØve. 18 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Arms legislation etc" (PDF) (in Swedish). National Police control ice. 31 May 2006.
  10. ^ "Deutschland, deine Waffen". 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ LĆ¼demann, Dagny (20 May 2017). "Illegale Waffe im Schrank? Zeit, sie loszuwerden Seite 2/2: Die Zahl Illegaler Waffen ā€“ nichts als eine Dunkelziffer". Die Zeit.
  12. ^ "Guns in Germany". Der Spiegel. 22 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Number of Privately Owned Firearms".
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