Countries with Most Gun Homicides

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Americas 96%

Americas96% · 26 entries
🇲🇽 Mexico 22,355 🇺🇸 United States 15,186 🇧🇷 Brazil 12,266
Asia3.6% · 6 entries
🇵🇭 Philippines 2,690 🇲🇲 Myanmar 78 🇯🇴 Jordan 34
Europe0.5% · 17 entries
🇮🇹 Italy 101 🇪🇸 Spain 53 🇸🇪 Sweden 53
Africa0.1% · 2 entries
🇩🇿 Algeria 50 🇲🇦 Morocco 3
Oceania0% · 1 entry
🇦🇺 Australia 25

Share of the combined total of 78,769, grouped by the world region each entry belongs to.

🇲🇽Mexico

22,355

🇺🇸United States

15,186

🇧🇷Brazil

12,266

🇨🇴Colombia

9,340

🇪🇨Ecuador

7,108

🇵🇭Philippines

2,690

🇭🇳Honduras

2,464

🇯🇲Jamaica

1,189

🇦🇷Argentina

1,185

🇬🇹Guatemala

799

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

735

🇨🇷Costa Rica

727

🇨🇱Chile

653

🇵🇦Panama

446

🇨🇦Canada

289

🇵🇾Paraguay

253

🇺🇾Uruguay

240

🇮🇹Italy

101

🇲🇲Myanmar

🇱🇨Saint Lucia

🇪🇸Spain

🇸🇪Sweden

🇩🇿Algeria

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

🇬🇷Greece

🇯🇴Jordan

🇳🇱Netherlands

🇨🇿Czechia

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇷🇸Serbia

🇦🇱Albania

🇦🇺Australia

🇬🇾Guyana

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇦🇹Austria

🇧🇧Barbados

🇸🇷Suriname

🇨🇭Switzerland

🇦🇲Armenia

🇩🇲Dominica

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda

🇧🇴Bolivia

🇭🇷Croatia

🇬🇩Grenada

🇸🇰Slovakia

🇲🇩Moldova

🇨🇾Cyprus

🇭🇺Hungary

🇲🇦Morocco

🇲🇳Mongolia

Highlights

As of 2023, Mexico ranks first with 22,355, followed by United States (15,186) and Brazil (12,266).

Across 57 countries and territories, values run from 22,355 (Mexico) to 0 (Vatican City), with a median of 27.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 9 from the Americas and 1 from Asia.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data, 2023. Unit: homicides (people).

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data) · fetched Oct 19, 2026 — Latest common year with country observations. The United Kingdom count is calculated from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; source methods and reporting coverage vary by country.

About this ranking

Historical data · 2023

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data ↗
Reference period: 2023Dataset updated Oct 19, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.
Definition: Number of intentional homicide victims where the weapon was a firearm. This measures reported firearm homicides, not gun ownership or all firearm deaths.
Unit: homicides (people)
Coverage & value range: Worldwide · 57 listed countries and territoriesValues: 0 to 22,355
Ranking direction: Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: Latest common year with country observations. The United Kingdom count is calculated from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; source methods and reporting coverage vary by country.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →

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Highlights

As of 2023, Mexico ranks first with 22,355, followed by United States (15,186) and Brazil (12,266).

Across 57 countries and territories, values run from 22,355 (Mexico) to 0 (Vatican City), with a median of 27.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 9 from the Americas and 1 from Asia.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), via Our World in Data, 2023. Unit: homicides (people).