Shark Attacks in Philippines: Statistics & History | Shark Data Lab
Shark Attacks in Philippines
The Global Shark Attack File records 65 shark attacks in Philippines between 1878 and 2025. Of those, 37 were fatal (56.9%). The species most often involved is the white shark.
How many shark attacks have been recorded in Philippines?▾
The Global Shark Attack File records 65 shark attacks in Philippines, of which 37 were fatal.
What is the shark attack fatality rate in Philippines?▾
56.9% of recorded shark attacks in Philippines are fatal, compared with a global average of 21.1%.
Which shark species are most often involved in attacks in Philippines?▾
Based on incident records, the species most frequently identified in Philippines attacks are White Shark.
What activities are most associated with shark attacks in Philippines?▾
Swimming accounts for the largest share of recorded incidents in Philippines, with 8 cases logged.
Where does this shark attack data come from?▾
All figures are derived from the Global Shark Attack File (GSAF), a non-profit database of shark-human incident records. Shark Data Lab cleans, geocodes, and aggregates the GSAF dataset for analysis.
187819602025
48 years of data, 1878–2025
Shark attacks in Philippines per year, 1878–2025
Year
Attacks
1878
1
1893
1
1899
2
1901
2
1902
1
1904
2
1905
1
1907
1
1910
1
1912
1
1916
1
1917
1
1920
1
1921
2
1923
1
1927
1
1932
3
1934
1
1942
1
1944
5
1945
1
1951
1
1953
1
1959
5
1960
2
1961
1
1963
1
1965
1
1966
1
1967
1
1968
1
1970
1
1973
1
1980
2
1983
1
1987
1
1988
1
2001
1
2003
1
2006
1
2007
1
2008
2
2009
1
2011
1
2013
1
2017
1
2023
1
2025
1
Off Likas Island
Non-fatal
2013-03-09· Swimming to shore with floatioon devices after boat engine conked out· "small sharks"
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