In 2023, a total number of 14,351 people worldwide were injured as a result of terrorism. By comparison, the highest number of people were injured due to terrorism in 2007, reaching 44,000. However, the exact level of people injured in terrorist attacks worldwide underlines a high level of uncertainty and should be taken with caution.
Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of injured people
2023
14,351
2022
12,470
2021
16,342
2020
19,413
2019
18,224
2018
22,651
2017
19,461
2016
33,932
2015
37,419
2014
34,785
2013
32,880
2012
21,652
2011
25,903
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Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).
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US Department of Homeland Security. (April 15, 2024). Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2023." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2024). Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of People Injured Due to Acts of Terrorism Worldwide from 2007 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
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