Where People See a Terrorism Threat

According to Statista's Consumer Insights survey, 25 percent of people in France recently believed that terrorism was one of the country's greatest challenges, higher than in most other European countries. In 2022, this share had been even larger at 35 percent. In 2015, a string of terror attacks claimed by ISIS shook Paris, killing 137 people after in January of the same year, a deadly attack had been already been carried out at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It seems that fear of terror acts has remained elevated in the country since then.

Other than the French, Colombians and Indians are among the most worried about such attacks, as islamists, insurgents and other extremist groups and individuals continue to operate in different parts of the world.

In comparison, Americans and Germans were slightly less concerned, at 17 percent in each country saying terrorism was a major issue. In the U.S. this was down from 22 percent in 2022 and 27 percent in 2019. Mexico saw fear of terrorism rise recently, albeit on a lower level, while fear was down in Indonesia, as the country cracked down on Islamists. A low threat level was seen by respondents in Canada, Japan and China.