Homicide rate from firearms in Albania
Albania: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
3.44 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
All-time low
0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rate from firearms in Albania, 2006–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate from firearms in Albania stood at 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population. 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 rate from firearms in Albania peaked at 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population, 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.
Homicide rate from firearms in Albania, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3 homicides per 100,000 population | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 2.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.41 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 32 Nicaragua 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Egypt 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Thailand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Canada 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Uganda 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Albania?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Albania was 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.