1 in 6 women in the EU has experienced sexual violence.

Omissions

• The data comes from the EU Gender-based Violence Survey (wave 2021/2024), with results published in 2024. The survey interviewed approximately 42,000-115,000 women aged 18-74 across all 27 EU Member States.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) - EU Gender-based Violence Survey Key Results 2024The survey found that 1 in 6 women in the EU has experienced sexual violence, and 1 in 3 women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15.
• PrimaryEurostat - Gender-based violence statisticsBased on the EU gender-based violence survey (wave 2021/2024), around one third of women in the EU have experienced physical or sexual violence since age 15.