
Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics

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Number of protests worldwide by region 2005-2022

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Target groups of protest movements worldwide in 2021/2022

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Worldwide protests in the last twelve months as of August 2025, by key characteristic

Countries with the most open civic space worldwide 2024
20 countries with the most open civic space worldwide in 2024

Freedom House Index: countries with the highest internet freedom 2025
Countries with the highest internet freedom index score worldwide as of 2025

Protest intensity index by region 2024-2025
Protest intensity index* from August 2024 to August 2025, by region

Number of protests worldwide by region 2005-2022
Number of protest movements worldwide from 2005 to 2022, by region

Number of protest worldwide 2005-2022, by country income group
Number of protest movements worldwide from 2005 to 2022, by country income group

Top 20 number of demonstrations worldwide 2025, by country
Top 20 number of demonstrations worldwide from the past year as of August 2025, by country

Number of protests worldwide by motivation 2017-2025
Number of protest movements worldwide from 2017 to 2025, by motivation

Motives and demands of protest movements worldwide in 2021/2022
Number of protest movements by motives and demands worldwide in 2021 and 2022

Worldwide protests in the last twelve months as of August 2025, by key characteristic
Number of protest movements worldwide in the last twelve months as of August 2025, by protest characteristic

Target groups of protest movements worldwide in 2021/2022
Share of recipients of protest movements worldwide in 2021 and 2022

Number of demonstrations U.S. 2024-2025, by motivation and type
Number of demonstrations in the United States from January 2024 to March 2025, by motivation and type

Climate protests U.S. 2022-2024, by estimated peak number of protesters
Climate protests in the United States between 2022 and 2024, by estimated peak number of protesters*

Groups involved in protest movements worldwide 2021/2022
Share of different groups involved in protest movements worldwide in 2021 and 2022

Protests with youth engagement response 2017鈥2025
Protests with youth as one of the key participant groups from 2017 to 2025

Forms of protest movements worldwide 2021/2022
Forms of protest movements worldwide in 2021 and 2022, by method

Longest-running protests worldwide 2016鈥2025, by name, country, and start date
Longest-lasting protests worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by protest name, country, and start date

Largest protests worldwide 2025, by country and protest name
Largest protests* worldwide in 2025, by country and protest name

Top 20 countries by number of violent protests and riots 2024
Top 20 countries worldwide by number of violent protests and riots in 2024

Top 20 countries by yearly average protests facing excessive force 2024/25
20 countries with the highest yearly average* protests involving excessive force against protesters from the past year as of August 2025

Biggest protests with violent government response by country 2017鈥2025
20 biggest protests with violent government response from 2017 to 2025, by country and size of the protest

Number of fatalities during demonstrations worldwide 2025, by country
Number of fatalities during demonstrations worldwide in the past year as of August 2025, by country

Worldwide number of internet shutdowns 2015-2025, by type and reason
Number of internet connection disruption cases worldwide from 2015 to 2025, by type and reason

Global Internet shutdowns due to protests 2016-2023
Number of internet shutdowns worldwide triggered by protests from 2016 to 2023

Number of global communications platform shutdowns 2024
Number of communications platform blockages worldwide in 2024

Number of global communications platform shutdowns 2022-2023 by geographic scope
Number of communications platform shutdowns worldwide from 2022 to 2023, by geographic scope
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