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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. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.
[1] [2] The survey stated that USA civilians account for an estimated 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms, [2] or about 120.5 firearms for every 100 American residents. [2] From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S.
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 ...
This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents." [3] The world's armed forces control about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries, the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and the People's Republic of China (27.5 million). [2]
Canada follows with 34.7 guns per 100 people—less than a third of the gun ownership rate of Americans. In fact, the United States accounts for 4.4 percent of the world’s population but owns 42 ...
The majority of Ohioans support gun safety measures, and more than 90% want mandatory background checks for gun buyers, per a 2023 poll. Nearly 90% also want mandatory training for concealed carry ...
Homicide rate. Firearm ownership. Death rate from firearms (all causes). Location Region Subregion Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 inhabitants Estimate of civilian firearms per 100 persons Total firearm-related death rate per 100,000 inhabitants Afghanistan * Asia Southern Asia Albania * Europe Southern Europe Algeria
Dealers and individuals last year sold more firearms per capita in Oregon than any other state but Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. Oregon had fourth most gun sales per capita in 2023, 146,000 sold at ...