Civilian gun ownership laws by country
Data as of 2026-08-19
Countries grouped by what their current statute provides, based on the infobox of each country's article. Every article cites the official sources the classification rests on — follow a country link for the full picture, including exceptions and licence conditions.
Ownership without a licence (1)
Licensed ownership (146)
🇦🇱 Albania🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 Austria🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇸 Bahamas🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇰 Denmark🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇪🇬 Egypt🇸🇻 El Salvador🇪🇪 Estonia🇸🇿 Eswatini🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇫🇯 Fiji🇫🇮 Finland🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇪 Georgia🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 India🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇵 Japan🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇰🇪 Kenya🇰🇮 Kiribati🇽🇰 Kosovo🇰🇼 Kuwait🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇾 Libya🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇳 Mongolia🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇿 Mozambique🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇵 Nepal🇳🇿 New Zealand🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇳🇪 Niger🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇾 Paraguay🇵🇪 Peru🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇷🇴 Romania🇷🇺 Russia🇷🇼 Rwanda🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇲 San Marino🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇳 Senegal🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇨 Seychelles🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa🇸🇸 South Sudan🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇷 Suriname🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 Switzerland🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇷 Türkiye🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇦 Ukraine🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇾 Uruguay🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇻🇦 Vatican City🇻🇪 Venezuela🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Heavily restricted (44)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇩🇿 Algeria🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇼 Botswana🇧🇳 Brunei🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇳 China🇰🇲 Comoros🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇾 Cyprus🇩🇯 Djibouti🇨🇩 DR Congo🇪🇷 Eritrea🇫🇷 France🇬🇷 Greece🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇻 Maldives🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 Mexico🇫🇲 Micronesia🇲🇨 Monaco🇲🇦 Morocco🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇬 Nigeria🇰🇵 North Korea🇶🇦 Qatar🇸🇬 Singapore🇰🇷 South Korea🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇺🇸 United States
Prohibited for civilians (3)
Classifications summarize each article's infobox and inherit its caveats — always read the country page before relying on a category. Compare also: Handgun laws by countryOpen carry laws by countryConcealed carry laws by country