Homicides by firearm in Albania
Albania: Homicides by firearm was 25 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides by firearm 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.
Analysis
Albania recorded 25 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Albania peaked at 100 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25 homicides, in 2023.
Albania ranks 41st 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.
Homicides by firearm in Albania, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 66 homicides | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 56 homicides | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 57 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88 homicides | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 86 homicides | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 100 homicides | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 90 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 70 homicides | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 46 homicides | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 43 homicides | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 44 homicides | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46 homicides | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 47 homicides | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41 homicides | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 50 homicides | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 32 homicides | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 25 homicides | -21.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 25 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30 homicides, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Albania's 25 homicides is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5 homicides, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58 homicides | 53 homicides | 66 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 66 homicides | 43 homicides | 100 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 homicides | 25 homicides | 50 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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 homicides by firearm in Albania?
- Homicides by firearm in Albania was 25 homicides 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 100 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 homicides in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for homicides by firearm?
- Albania ranks 41st out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.