Highest percentage of gun ownership (country)

- Who
- USA
- What
- 270000000 percentage
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2012
The annual Small Arms Survey estimates the number of firearms and small weapons in circulation around the world. Civilians of the US own 270 million of the 650 million firearms owned by civilians (75% of all firearms) worldwide. The USA owns 35–50% of all civilian-owned firearms.
Here are the top 10 countries for civilian gun ownership (main figures in millions).
USA 270.0
(83–97 firearms per 100 people)
INDIA 46.0
(3–5.6 per 100 people)
CHINA 40.0
(2.3–3.9 per 100 people)
GERMANY 25.0
(24–36 per 100 people)
FRANCE 19.0
(30–34 per 100 people)
PAKISTAN 18.0
(12 per 100 people)
MEXICO 15.5
(15 per 100 people)
BRAZIL 15.3
(8.8 per 100 people)
RUSSIA 12.7
(5–13 per 100 people)
YEMEN 11.5
(32–90 per 100 people)
Largest civilian firearm holdings in millions, with average number of firearms per 100 people listed below, in brackets.