31% of women in the European Union have experienced physical or sexual violence according to 2025 data.

Omissions

• The data comes from the EU gender-based violence survey wave conducted in 2021, not 2025 as claimed by the MEP.
• The survey was published by FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) in 2024, not based on 2025 data.
• The figure of 31% specifically refers to women aged 18 to 74 years.
• The exact figure reported by FRA is 30.7% for physical and/or sexual violence.

Sources

• PrimaryFRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) - EU gender-based violence survey: Key results30.7% of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence.
• SecondaryUNECE - Gender Based Violence in the European UnionBased on the EU gender-based violence survey results (wave 2021), 31% of women aged 18 to 74 in the EU reported that they had experienced physical and/or sexual violence.