Homicide rates from firearms in Albania
Albania: Homicide rates from firearms was 0.8892 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8892
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
3.44
in 2012
All-time low
0.8892
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rates from firearms in Albania, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rates from firearms in Albania stood at 0.8892. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rates from firearms in Albania peaked at 3.44 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8892, in 2023.
Albania ranks 35th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.74 | 2.18 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1.48 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 0.8892 | 1.75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.872 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.382 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.484 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.785 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.673 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.29 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rates from firearms in Albania?
- Homicide rates from firearms in Albania was 0.8892 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8892 in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for homicide rates from firearms?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rates from firearms rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rates from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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