Homicide rate from firearms in Uganda
Uganda: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Uganda, 2008–2021
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
Uganda recorded 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2021.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Uganda peaked at 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4256 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 38th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6249 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4256 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5601 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 35 Albania 0.8892 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
- 39 Sweden 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Serbia 0.3839 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Armenia 0.3737 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 12,792 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.379 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.315 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.156 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Uganda?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Uganda was 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4256 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.