Homicides by firearm by country
Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.
Countries reporting
80
Highest
22,355 homicides
Mexico
Lowest
0 homicides
Andorra
Median
25.5 homicides
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,019
What the numbers show
Homicides by firearm is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 22,355 homicides in Mexico; the lowest is 0 homicides in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.5 homicides, and the mean is 947.38 homicides.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 922.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Homicides by firearm: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 22,355 homicides | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 15,186 homicides | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 9,340 homicides | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ecuador | 7,108 homicides | 2023 | up 922.7% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 3,781 homicides | 2012 | — | flat |
| 6 | Philippines | 2,690 homicides | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 2,464 homicides | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 1,839 homicides | 2011 | up 763.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 1,272 homicides | 2021 | up 41.6% | flat |
| 10 | Jamaica | 1,189 homicides | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 1,185 homicides | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 1,034 homicides | 2016 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 13 | Guatemala | 799 homicides | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 735 homicides | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 727 homicides | 2023 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 653 homicides | 2023 | up 298.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 446 homicides | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 312 homicides | 2020 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 303 homicides | 2022 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 303 homicides | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 289 homicides | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 253 homicides | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 240 homicides | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 137 homicides | 2021 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 25 | Bahamas | 117 homicides | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 91 homicides | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 56 homicides | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 54 homicides | 2020 | — | falling |
| 28 | Tanzania | 54 homicides | 2015 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 53 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 53 homicides | 2023 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 50 homicides | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 43 homicides | 2023 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 35 homicides | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Jordan | 34 homicides | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 35 | Greece | 34 homicides | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 29 homicides | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 28 homicides | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27 homicides | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 26 homicides | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 41 | Guyana | 25 homicides | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 25 homicides | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 41 | Australia | 25 homicides | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 homicides | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 45 | Belarus | 20 homicides | 2014 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 20 homicides | 2020 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 17 homicides | 2017 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 17 homicides | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 47 | Austria | 17 homicides | 2023 | up 325.0% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 16 homicides | 2019 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Barbados | 14 homicides | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 14 homicides | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 12 homicides | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 53 | New Zealand | 12 homicides | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cape Verde | 11 homicides | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 55 | Armenia | 11 homicides | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Dominica | 10 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 10 homicides | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 homicides | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 7 homicides | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia | 7 homicides | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 60 | Grenada | 7 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 6 homicides | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 5 homicides | 2021 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 64 | Moldova | 5 homicides | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 4 homicides | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 4 homicides | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Bermuda | 3 homicides | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 3 homicides | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 3 homicides | 2020 | — | falling |
| 71 | Mongolia | 2 homicides | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Montenegro | 2 homicides | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 73 | Oman | 1 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Vatican | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | flat |
| 75 | Slovenia | 0 homicides | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0 homicides | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Iceland | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 0 homicides | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0 homicides | 2020 | — | flat |
| 75 | Andorra | 0 homicides | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.