Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country explained

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, because single individuals can own multiple guns.

See also Percent of households with guns by country.

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 survey's methodology is based on firearms registries, surveys, expert estimates, and comparison to similar countries. The estimates include both licit and illicit firearms. 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] Region information is based on the United Nations geoscheme.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620231909/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/T-Briefing-Papers/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf Briefing Paper. Estimating Global Civilian-Held Firearms Numbers
  2. Web site: M49 – Standard country or area codes for statistical use . 25 June 2022 . United Nations Statistics Division.