Germany vs Sweden: Homicides by firearm

Germany

54 homicides

in 2020

Sweden

53 homicides

in 2023

Germany rank

28th

Sweden rank

30th

Homicides by firearm over time

Germany currently reports 54 homicides against 53 homicides in Sweden, a difference of 1 homicides.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 30th of 82 countries.

Indicator: Homicides by firearm
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.