Gun possession in Latin America & Caribbean by country

Number of civilian population with firearms in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by country or territory (in 1,000s)

Latin America & Caribbean: number of armed civilians by country 2017

Last update:

Dec 14, 2020

Author:

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Region:

Latin America and the Caribbean

Survey time period:

From 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017

Brazil, the most populated Latin American country, had the highest number of armed civilian population as of 2017, with over 17.5 million individuals holding at least one firearm. Mexico ranked second, with an estimated 16.8 million civilians in possession of a gun. The Dominican Republic, in turn, was the Caribbean nation with the largest armed civilian population, at 795 thousand.

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Number of civilian population with firearms in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, by country or territory (in 1,000s)

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