By Region, the study provides the market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. In 2022, North America dominated the market, accounting for more than 32% of total sales. Because of its huge defense-spending budget each year, the United States is the major contributor to less lethal ammunition sales in North America, resulting in increased acquisition of LLA for law enforcement and military agencies.
Further, the major countries studied in the market report are The U.S., Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.
Figure2: LESS LETHAL AMMUNITION MARKET SHARE BY REGION 2022 (%)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, Market Research Future Database and Analyst Review
Europe’s less lethal ammunition market accounts for the second-largest market share due to the Chemring Group PLC and Fort Rheinmetall AG, among other well-known businesses, organisations, and agencies, are expected to fuel market expansion in the area. Further, the German less lethal ammunition market held the largest market share and the UK less lethal ammunition market was the fastest-growing market in the European region
The Asia-Pacific Less Lethal Ammunition Market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2023 to 2030. This is due to increasing crime and political issues in countries such as China, Japan, and India are expected to drive the demand for less lethal ammunition in the region. Moreover, China’s less lethal ammunition market held the largest market share, and the Indian less lethal ammunition market was the fastest-growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Recent News:
In April 2024, Cymat Technologies Ltd. received its initial commercial order from Nobel Sport for SmartMetal Stabilized Aluminum Foam cylinders, which would be utilized in non-lethal bullets. Nobel Sport is a French company that specializes in manufacturing a diverse selection of ammunition and related items for sports, law enforcement, and military clients. The initial purchase, intended for the French Armed Forces, consists of 21,000 cylinders and has a contract value of around $200,000. Thorough examination of these bullets has established them as being safer, more precise, and less detrimental in comparison to existing items in the market.
Non-lethal bullets are mostly employed for crowd management and as a deterrence in both civilian and military scenarios where the use of force that is not lethal is deemed to be the most appropriate approach. Although rubber bullets have historically been employed in such circumstances, there have been multiple occurrences where their utilization has led to severe bodily injury and deaths. Non-lethal bullets are mostly employed for crowd control and as a deterrence in both civilian and military scenarios where the use of force that does not cause death is deemed to be the most appropriate approach.
Although rubber bullets have historically been employed in such circumstances, there have been multiple occurrences where their utilization has led to severe bodily injuries and deaths. Consequently, law enforcement organizations and military forces worldwide are highly interested in discovering a suitable alternative. Cymat is delighted to announce that the order backlog for its architectural and design solution, AlusionTM, has exceeded $2 million. The company is especially satisfied with the geographical diversification of the order book, which suggests that the decline in global construction markets, primarily due to substantial cost inflation, is starting to decrease.
In addition, Cymat's Chinese distributor has resumed restocking after a prolonged period of inactivity.
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