The results in this table are based on women's self-reported experiences with violence, as recorded by EU FRA's survey on violence against women. The data were collected by means of face‑to‑face interviews with 42,000 women in all 28 EU Member States, with on average 1,500 interviews per Member State. The respondents were selected based on random sampling. The results are representative of the experiences and opinions of women who are 18 to 74 years old and live in the EU.
In addition to actual differences in victimisation rates, differences in self-reported prevalence of violence can reflect a number of other factors, such as whether it is culturally acceptable to talk with other people about experiences of violence against women, including survey interviewers. It is possible that enhanced gender equality in a country could lead to higher levels of disclosure about violence against women, since incidents are more likely to be openly addressed and challenged in societies with enhanced equality.
Available flags:
| b | break in time series | c | confidential |
| d | definition differs, see metadata | e | estimated |
| f | forecast | i | see metadata |
| m | imputed | n | not significant |
| p | provisional | r | revised |
| s | Eurostat estimate | u | low reliability |
| x | dropped due to insufficient sample size | y | unreliable due to small sample size |
| z | not applicable |