Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country

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.

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

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
Réunion	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
São Tomé and Príncipe	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
Curaçao	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
East Timor	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	–	2	N/A	N/A
Holy See	0.0	Europe	Southern Europe	1,000	–	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	–	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^[update] 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 (≈24 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 ≈0.7 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

• List of countries by firearm-related death rate
• List of countries by guns and homicide

References

1. 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 — Firearms, gun law and gun control.
3. "M49 – 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 määrä Suomessa vähenee – katso, missä ovat maan 1,5 miljoonaa asetta". Yle Uutiset. 18 January 2016.
7. (unverifiable) "Revisjonsrapport for 2017 om politiets behandling av våpensaker" (PDF). Riksrevisjonen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
8. "Près de 876'000 armes recensées en Suisse". Tribune de Genève. 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. Lüdemann, Dagny (20 May 2017). "Illegale Waffe im Schrank? Zeit, sie loszuwerden Seite 2/2: Die Zahl Illegaler Waffen – nichts als eine Dunkelziffer". Die Zeit.
12. "Guns in Germany". Der Spiegel. 22 February 2013.
13. "Number of Privately Owned Firearms".
14. P.G. (7 July 2014). "Crime in Venezuela: Guns and money". The Economist. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
15. "Liczba osób, którym wydano pozwolenie na broń (stan na 31 grudnia 2014 r.)" [Number of persons, who were issued a firearms license (as of 31 December 2014)] (PDF) (in Polish). Polish Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
16. "Liczba osób, którym wydano pozwolenie na broń (stan na 31 grudnia 2016 r.)" [Number of persons, who were issued a firearms license (as of 31 December 2016)] (PDF) (in Polish). Polish Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
17. "Liczba osób, którym wydano pozwolenie na broń (stan na 31 grudnia 2021 r.)" [Number of persons, who were issued a firearms license (as of 31 December 2021)] (PDF) (in Polish). Polish Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
18. Keith Krause; Eric G. Berman, eds. (July 2022). "Small Arms Survey 2007 – Chapter 2. Completing the Count: Civilian Firearms". Geneva, Switzerland: Small Arms Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

External links

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