The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "’Om du ser till läget idag, vad upplever du själv som mest oroande?"
The percentage refers to the share of respondents stating to be "very concerned (1)". The share answering to be "rather concerned (2)", "not very concerned (3)" and "not concerned at all (4)" is not included in this statistic.
* Refers to the most recent survey. The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2021: 1,536
2020: 1,827
2019: 1,698
2018: 1,745
2017: 1,783
2016: 1,516
2015: 1,617
2014: 1,652
2013: 3,192
2012: 6,044
**Up until 2021, the survey was conducted among people up until 85 years.
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Share of people concerned about terrorism in Sweden 2012-2022
The share of people in Sweden who are very concerned regarding terror threats peaked in 2017, when ** pecent of the respondents were very concerned about terrorism. This year, Sweden was hit by a terrorist attack when a man who sworn allegiance to the Islamic State drove a truck into a shopping street in the Capital Stockholm, killing **** people. In the years before and after that, the share was around ** percent, before dropping to ** percent in 2022.
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SOM-institutet. (July 31, 2023). Share of people that are very concerned about terrorism in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/901019/share-of-people-concerned-about-terrorism-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. "Share of people that are very concerned about terrorism in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Chart. July 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/901019/share-of-people-concerned-about-terrorism-in-sweden/
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SOM-institutet. "Share of People That Are Very Concerned about Terrorism in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Jul 2023, /statistics/901019/share-of-people-concerned-about-terrorism-in-sweden/
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Share of people that are very concerned about terrorism in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], SOM-institutet, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/901019/share-of-people-concerned-about-terrorism-in-sweden/
