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In this study, we examine the international prevalence of pandemic paranoia in the general population and its associated sociodemographic profile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722002975_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A representative international sample of general population adults (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 2510) from five sites (USA <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 535, Germany <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 516, UK <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 512, Australia <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 502 and Hong Kong <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 445) were recruited using stratified quota sampling (for age, sex, educational attainment) and completed the Pandemic Paranoia Scale (PPS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722002975_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence rate of pandemic paranoia was 19%, and was highest in Australia and lowest in Germany. On the subscales of the PPS, prevalence was 11% for persecutory threat, 29% for paranoid conspiracy and 37% for interpersonal mistrust. Site and general paranoia significantly predicted pandemic paranoia. Sociodemographic variables (lower age, higher population size and income, being male, employed and no migrant status) explained additional variance and significantly improved prediction of pandemic paranoia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291722002975_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pandemic paranoia was relatively common in a representative sample of the general population across five international sites. 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