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SEESAC. 2019 ‘Firearms License-holders in North Macedonia (2012-2016).’ SEESAC North Macedonia - 2012/2016 SALW Survey, p. 25. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 18 December
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The number of firearm license-holders increased steadily from 160,516 in 2012 to 173,704 by 2016, an increase of 8.2%. The overwhelming majority of firearm license-holders across all five years were male, with the percentage of female firearm license-holders remaining at 0.5% throughout.
The majority of firearm license-holders held licenses for category C firearms, with an average of 62.7% over the five-year period. The remaining firearm license-holders held licenses for category B firearms, at 37.3%. Under Law 10-4024/10, category D weapons are not considered as SALW and were therefore not included in this survey.
Approximately 62.9% of men owned firearm licenses for category C firearms across all five years, while an average of 74.2% of women owned category B firearm licenses, indicating a gender difference in the type of license held. However, in terms of age, the majority of both male and female license-holders fell within the 36 to 60 age category in 2016 (54.8%), while 34.2% were aged 18 to 35.
Table 4: Civilian firearm license-holders by sex and license category, 2012-2016
Women:
Category: 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016
Category B: 578 - 605 - 639 - 654 - 679
Category C: 208 - 212 - 220 - 222 - 235
Category D: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Total: 786 - 817 - 859 - 876 - 914
Men:
Category: 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016
Category B: 58,195 - 60,636 - 62,394 - 63,628 - 64,671
Category C: 101,535 - 103,700 - 105,525 - 106,884 - 108,119
Category D: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Total: 159,730 - 164,336 - 167,919 - 170,512 - 172,790
[GunPolicy.org calculations: Totals: 160,516 - 165,153 - 168,778 - 171,388 - 173,704]
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]