Shark attacks worldwide 2000-2023

Published by S. Galan, Jan 23, 2025

In 2023, there were a total of 69 unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. This was an increase in comparison to the previous year. Ten of those shark attacks were fatal.

Number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2023

CharacteristicNon-fatalFatal
2023 59 10
2022 52 5
2021 64 9
2020 47 10
2019 62 2
2018 62 4
2017 83 5
2016 77 4
2015 92 6
2014 70 3
2013 67 10
2012 76 7
2011 66 13
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Release date

February 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Unprovoked attacks are defined as incidents where an attack on a live human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat with no human provocation of the shark.

Data for previous years can be found here.

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