Concealed carry 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.
Legal without permit (1)
With a permit (83)
🇦🇱 Albania🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇨🇩 DR Congo🇪🇨 Ecuador🇸🇻 El Salvador🇪🇪 Estonia🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇫🇷 France🇬🇦 Gabon🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇩 Grenada🇭🇳 Honduras🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇳 India🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇮 Kiribati🇽🇰 Kosovo🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇲 Myanmar🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇾 Paraguay🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇶🇦 Qatar🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇸🇲 San Marino🇸🇳 Senegal🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇩 Sudan🇨🇭 Switzerland🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇺🇾 Uruguay🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇦 Vatican City🇻🇪 Venezuela
Varies by region (18)
🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇸🇿 Eswatini🇫🇮 Finland🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇾 Guyana🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇲🇨 Monaco🇷🇺 Russia🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇺🇸 United States🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇾🇪 Yemen
Not permitted (22)
🇦🇩 Andorra🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇴 Colombia🇩🇰 Denmark🇮🇸 Iceland🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇫🇲 Micronesia🇳🇷 Nauru🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New Zealand🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇼 Palau🇵🇸 Palestine🇸🇬 Singapore🇰🇷 South Korea🇹🇼 Taiwan🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇻🇳 Vietnam
Classifications summarize each article's infobox and inherit its caveats — always read the country page before relying on a category. Compare also: Civilian gun ownership laws by countryHandgun laws by countryOpen carry laws by country