1 in 3 women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15.

Omissions

• The precise figure from the FRA survey is 30.7%, not exactly 1 in 3 (33.3%)
• The Le Monde source was published on 2026-03-03, after the session date of 2026-04-27, but the data refers to the FRA 2024 survey which would have been available to the MEP
• The FRA survey was published in 2024 and covers all 27 EU Member States

Sources

• PrimaryFRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - EU Gender-based Violence Survey Key ResultsKey results of the EU gender-based violence survey based on data from all 27 Member States indicating 1 in 3 women have experienced violence
• SecondaryLe Monde - Nearly one-third of women in the EU are subject to violence30.7% of women across Europe said that they have experienced physical violence and/or sexual violence since the age of 15