What is the highest homicides by firearm recorded in Vatican?

The highest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2009.

What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Vatican?

The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2009.

How does Vatican rank for homicides by firearm?

Vatican ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.

Where does this Vatican 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.

Homicides by firearm in Vatican

Name: Homicides by firearm in Vatican
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vatican: Homicides by firearm was 0 homicides in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0 homicides

World rank

75th

of 82 countries

All-time high

0 homicides

in 2009

All-time low

0 homicides

in 2009

Years of data

2009–2023

Homicides by firearm in Vatican, 2009–2023

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

Vatican recorded 0 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Vatican peaked at 0 homicides in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2009.

Vatican ranks 75th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0 homicides	0 homicides	0 homicides	1
2010s	0 homicides	0 homicides	0 homicides	6
2020s	0 homicides	0 homicides	0 homicides	3

Countries ranked near Vatican

73 Oman 1 homicides compare
75 Andorra 0 homicides compare
75 Bhutan 0 homicides compare
75 Hong Kong 0 homicides compare
75 Iceland 0 homicides compare
75 Mauritius 0 homicides compare
75 Slovenia 0 homicides compare

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Key features of democracy 0.026 (1870)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.13 (1870)
Freedom of Association Index 0.065 (1870)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.026 (1870)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.01 (1870)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.027 (1870)
Varieties of democracy 0.026 (1870)
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Frequently asked questions

What is homicides by firearm in Vatican?: Homicides by firearm in Vatican was 0 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 Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2009.
What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2009.
How does Vatican rank for homicides by firearm?: Vatican ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Vatican 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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About this data

Indicator: Homicides by firearm
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.