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Map of civilian guns per 100 people by country from the Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] This is a list of countries by estimated number of privately owned guns per 100 people. The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people.
From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold, averaging around 1.3 million per month. About 72% of gun owners say they own a gun primarily for protection. [3]
See also: Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country. It provides estimates of the total number of civilian guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that possesses guns. This is because individuals can possess more than one gun.
About two-thirds of gun owners have more than one and, at least statistically speaking, the average gun owner has eight firearms. Most gun owners have a handgun or pistol (72 percent).
But with an estimated 62 guns per 100 people, its gun ownership rate is almost half that of the US. Yemen – a country in the throes of a seven-year conflict – has the third-highest gun ...
[16] [17] [18] The U.S. has by far the highest estimated number of guns per capita in the world, at 120.5 guns for every 100 people. [19] As per 2023 survey, 32% of Americans own at least one firearm. From 1994 to 2023, 28% gun ownership increased in America. In which women ownership increased by 13.6%, and Hispanics ownership increased by 33.3 ...
The number of privately made firearms, or ghost guns, recovered from crime and accident scenes nationwide has exploded into an epidemic in recent years, up nearly 17-fold between 2017 and 2023 ...
Firearm ownership: National Rifle Association of America [13] Political campaigning "tens of millions of people" (estimated) [13] Stolen personal data: SSNDOB [14] [15] [16] Larceny: 4 million persons [16] For sale: March 2013 [16]