List of countries by firearm-related homicide rates

Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards. Not included are accidental deaths, or justifiable deaths by any means other than by firearm.

This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year.

Table of homicide rates from firearms. Latest year

All the data in this table is from an Our World in Data (OWID) dataset that is sourced from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Archived here on August 26, 2026. Go to bottom of page for "Download full data" link to dataset for "Homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm". Dataset last updated June 12, 2026. Next expected update is June 2027. More recent data at the main source: The "Intentional homicide" page at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This latest-year format allows for easier sorting, ranking, and comparison of countries.

Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Rates are to the 3rd decimal place in order to separate countries with low homicide rates. World region is according to OWID.

Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.

+ Homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm Location Rate Year Region 0.889 2023 Europe 0.108 2023 Africa 0.000 2015 Europe 8.573 2023 North America 2.602 2023 South America 0.374 2023 Asia 0.095 2023 Oceania 0.186 2023 Europe 0.166 2021 Asia 29.431 2022 North America 4.959 2023 North America 0.211 2014 Europe 22.596 2022 North America 4.641 2021 North America 0.000 2020 Asia 0.057 2023 South America 0.722 2023 Europe 5.809 2023 South America 0.240 2017 Europe 0.735 2023 North America 2.143 2018 Africa 3.322 2023 South America 17.851 2023 South America 14.239 2023 North America 0.180 2023 Europe 0.297 2023 Europe 0.259 2023 Europe 0.052 2018 Europe 15.035 2023 North America 6.486 2023 North America 39.533 2023 South America 2.019 2011 Africa 4.825 2022 North America 0.049 2022 1.409 2021 Africa 0.180 2022 Europe 0.098 2017 Europe 0.843 2018 Asia 0.065 2020 Europe 0.332 2023 Europe 5.979 2023 North America 4.408 2023 North America 3.025 2023 South America 23.147 2023 North America 0.000 2023 Asia 0.041 2023 Europe 0.000 2023 Europe 0.296 2012 Asia 0.366 2015 Asia 0.170 2023 Europe 41.869 2023 North America 0.003 2019 Asia 0.297 2023 Asia 0.103 2020 Asia 0.000 2016 Europe 0.107 2020 Europe 0.180 2014 Europe 0.000 2015 Asia 0.000 2023 Europe 0.000 2022 Africa 17.231 2023 North America 0.163 2023 Europe 0.000 2015 Europe 0.058 2023 Asia 0.316 2023 Europe 0.008 2023 Africa 0.144 2023 Asia 0.160 2023 Europe 0.234 2022 Oceania 2.062 2021 North America 0.270 2021 Europe 0.052 2023 0.020 2023 Asia 0.366 2021 Asia 10.003 2023 North America 3.697 2023 South America 3.836 2021 South America 2.341 2023 Asia 18.153 2016 North America 57.744 2023 North America 31.235 2023 North America 42.439 2023 North America 0.036 2023 0.384 2023 Europe 0.109 2023 Europe 0.000 2023 Europe 0.000 2021 Asia 0.111 2023 Europe 0.071 2019 Asia 2.226 2023 South America 0.502 2023 Europe 0.135 2023 Europe 0.062 2020 Asia 0.104 2015 Africa 1.459 2016 Asia 21.067 2020 North America 0.660 2021 Africa 0.041 2021 Asia 0.051 2022 Europe 4.421 2023 North America 7.084 2023 South America 0.012 2019 Asia 0.000 2023 Europe

Table of homicide rates from firearms. Multiple years

All the data in this table is from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Table with many setup choices. There is a "Download data" link.

There are 2 countries in the UNODC dataset that are missing from the table below: Egypt (2.062 rate in 2011) and India (0.297 rate in 2012).

Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Rates are to the 3rd decimal place in order to separate countries with low homicide rates.

Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article.

+ Homicide rates by firearm per 100,000 inhabitants. Location 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 1.126 1.751 1.430 1.635 1.599 1.528 1.493 1.596 2.427 0.096 0.140 0.133 0.084 0.091 0.129 0.136 0.217 0.106 0 0 8.532 4.291 3.238 2.171 3.274 10.975 4.417 1.112 2.305 2.418 2.685 2.521 2.733 2.826 3.655 0.674 0.212 0.631 0.523 0.903 0.277 0.103 0.096 0.078 0.150 0.100 0.094 0.132 0.113 0.153 0.145 0.179 0.135 0.101 0.090 0.182 0.103 0.058 0.105 0.165 0.175 0.186 0.148 0.179 0.180 28.538 25.496 14.269 19.528 20.154 26.816 23.739 28.521 26.983 11.717 6.046 9.263 11.064 6.436 8.238 5.742 6.832 6.126 0.206 22.454 22.748 20.004 23.388 25.127 21.885 22.324 19.729 20.151 4.674 3.124 0 4.719 4.741 7.928 1.584 3.157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.384 0.306 0.184 0.272 0.267 0.376 0.169 0.099 0.495 0.428 0.362 0.625 0.441 0.669 0.546 0.908 0.644 15.945 0.237 0.152 0.287 0.244 1.926 2.124 5.552 2.717 4.761 0.889 0.781 0.736 0.704 0.678 0.730 0.617 0.501 0.438 3.637 2.221 2.617 1.854 2.016 1.818 1.532 1.466 1.442 18.127 18.252 16.344 16.149 16.470 18.357 18.528 19.682 21.126 8.304 7.905 7.474 7.955 8.711 7.765 7.865 6.750 0.223 0.172 0.268 0.363 0.120 0.572 0.331 0.165 0.373 0.160 0.402 0.242 0.163 0.164 0.165 0.501 0.505 0.255 0.095 0.076 0.047 0.085 0.076 0.066 0.019 0.095 0.052 0.139 0.175 1.381 9.723 9.800 9.884 8.522 2.854 0 0 6.724 6.116 4.409 4.264 4.914 5.767 5.918 11.116 22.565 10.248 4.588 3.759 2.727 3.025 2.731 3.365 4.355 4.782 11.181 14.715 27.929 41.441 47.984 68.106 88.845 48.393 1.426 0.091 0.218 0.109 0.164 0.219 0.201 0.100 0.142 0.848 0.768 0.065 0.048 0.045 0.052 0.069 0.318 0.268 0.257 0.236 0.329 0.206 0.242 0 1.617 0 2.462 0 0.834 0 3.436 3.554 6.197 6.712 8.457 33.380 26.270 2.983 3.387 4.131 2.546 2.882 4.216 5.695 0 0 0 0 28.721 26.962 30.194 27.112 29.158 41.868 42.294 53.364 0 0 0 0 0.027 0 0 0 0.014 0.040 0.021 0.072 0.031 0.123 0 0.041 0.030 0.270 0 0 0 0 0.298 0 0 0.369 0.543 0.202 0.154 0.171 44.706 44.206 39.639 39.769 36.097 47.857 39.248 34.855 25.677 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.425 0.242 0.311 0.449 0.335 0.460 0.105 0.349 0.261 0 0.106 0.070 0.139 0.241 0.102 0.180 0 0 0 0.776 0.596 0.203 0.417 0 0.438 0.672 0 0.154 17.497 19.333 20.346 20.679 20.723 17.842 13.106 10.654 10.058 0 0.090 0.061 0 0.190 0.065 0.099 0.101 0.276 1.914 1.115 1.908 2.062 1.109 1.739 2.527 1.577 1.892 0.024 0.005 0.094 0.025 0.014 0.009 0.043 0.006 0.216 0.194 0.184 0.190 0.185 0.209 0.152 0.182 0.236 1.230 0.248 0.232 0.171 0.152 0.133 2.000 3.286 6.117 2.886 3.302 0.238 0.189 0.568 0.758 0.237 0.854 1.092 0.157 0.210 0.158 0.264 0.106 0.107 0.322 0.270 0.109 0.066 0.065 0.022 0 0.045 0 0.370 10.227 9.361 8.624 7.058 6.494 7.078 8.087 11.289 4.803 4.351 5.360 4.609 5.491 6.670 6.442 5.746 2.937 2.288 3.357 3.113 3.312 3.416 4.194 1.103 1.567 3.050 4.286 18.382 15.898 17.697 0.227 0.289 0.255 0.283 0.120 25.207 12.594 18.863 33.500 39.761 60.685 30.580 26.162 22.317 17.359 12.367 18.062 20.128 17.203 9.531 20.897 22.738 27.368 0.235 0.151 0.272 0.351 0.552 0.415 0.173 0.186 0.071 0.055 0.055 0.275 0.110 0.184 0.276 0.055 0.240 0.142 0 0 0.284 0.095 0.143 0.048 0.048 0.193 0 0.018 0.055 0.018 0.055 0.037 0.019 0.019 0 0.105 0.082 0.078 0.112 0.105 0.135 0.084 0.097 0.121 0.074 0.343 0.237 0.224 0.211 0.240 3.398 2.610 2.141 1.666 3.369 1.362 2.580 0.597 0.430 0.463 0.438 0.423 0.398 0.301 0.335 0.287 0.137 0.092 0.104 0.128 0.153 0.166 0.191 0.205 0.085 0.063 0.103 0.152 1.464 1.805 20.551 28.488 27.647 25.497 23.285 20.956 0.661 0.561 0.426 0.431 0.043 0 0.047 0.054 0.048 0.055 0.041 0.037 4.054 3.152 3.156 3.342 3.178 2.804 2.581 6.807 5.370 6.387 7.175 8.696 4.968 4.745 5.877 4.806 0.012 0.009 0.022 0.035

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See also

Firearm death rates in the United States by state List of countries by intentional homicide rate List of countries by suicide rate List of cities by murder rate List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate List of United States cities by crime rate (250,000+) Percent of households with guns by country United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000) United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000) Index of gun politics articles Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country

References

External links Systematic comparison of 195 countries and territories for the period from 1990 to 2016: Naghavi, Mohsen; et al.

Historic data can be found on the United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) page.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fast Facts - Suicide and Self Injury, Injuries, and Homicide

—Causes of death by year from countries that have reported to the WHO. Firearm deaths correspond to ICD-10 codes W32-W34, Accidental discharge of firearm; X72-X74, Intentional self-harm by firearm; X93-X95, Assault by firearm; Y22-Y24, Firearm discharge, undetermined intent. —Contains statistics from 36 countries between 1990 and 1995.