EIGE

Number of women's shelters genvio_ser_avail__wave_shelters

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Number of shelters
Description:

This indicator provides information on the number of women's shelters in the countries included in the WAVE Country Reports (2014-2025). The data refers to shelters that are both exclusive to women (women-only shelters) and shelters that are accessible to women (but also service other groups). If a cell is blank, information on the number of women’s shelters for that country/year is not available.

Further details on the data

For cells marked (i) or (e), please also note the following:

Year

Further details on the data presented

2013
  • There were at least 47 women’s shelters in Spain (ES) during this year. Not all shelters are accounted for in this figure. 
  • In addition to the three shelters reported in Malta (MT), there were also two that could accommodate women when shelter spaces were limited.
  • There were eight shelters reported in Moldova (MD) for this year. However, only one shelter was a women’s shelter serving women and children survivors of domestic violence exclusively.
  • In Turkey (TR), there were also 19 refuge stations which could be used when spaces in shelters were limited.
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

2014
  • Data for Ireland (IE), Poland (PL), Sweden (SE), and Azerbaijan (AZ) is based on reports for the previous year (i.e., data is for 2013).
  • Data for France (FR) on women’s shelters and shelter places was not available during data collection as it was being updated at the national level.
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

2016
  • Data for Greece (EL) and Ireland (IE) is from the previous year (i.e., data is for 2015), and data for Sweden (SE) is from the WAVE Country Report 2014, (i.e., data is for 2013).
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

2018
  • Data for Spain (ES) is from 2017; data for Sweden (SE) is from the WAVE Country Report 2014, (i.e., data is for 2013); Data for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) is based on the 2017 WAVE Country Report (i.e., data is for 2016).
  • Data reported for France (FR) only includes shelters that are part of the FNSF network.
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
  • Data reported for Ukraine (UA) covers 14 women-only shelters and 19 shelters accessible to both women and men victims of GBV.

2020
  • Data reported for Spain (ES) is based on national statistics from 2017. It is also based on women-only shelters.
  • Data for France (FR) only includes shelters that are part of the FNSF network.
  • Data for Belgium (BE), Italy (IT), Slovakia (SK), and Moldova (MD) is based on women-only shelters; Data for Belgium (BE) does not include women-only accommodation units in Flanders.
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

2022
  • Data for Belgium (BE) does not include living units accessible to women in Flanders.
  • Data for Ireland (IE), Spain (ES), Italy (IT), Latvia (LV), Slovakia (SK), Switzerland (CH), and Wales (UKW) is based on women-only shelters.
  • Data for Russia (RU) is based on data from the WAVE Country Report 2021 and is an estimation of the current number of women-only shelters for women survivors of violence.
  • Data for the United Kingdom (UK) includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Keywords:
GBV, gender based violence, gender-based violence, violence
TR
LI
IS
LT
BY
AM
MD
CY
GE
CZ
LU
MT
BA
AZ
SK
XK
RS
BG
MK
UKNIR
ME
LV
EE
EL
IE
NL
UKW
CH
AL
HR
FI
AT
SI
UKSCT
PL
NO
BE
UA
PT
HU
DK
RU
RO
FR
SE
UKE
ES
UK
DE
IT
2024
2022
2020
2018
2016
2014
2013
TR
146
146
144
137
130
123(i)
LI
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
IS
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
LT
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
BY
3
4
5
5
7
4
4
AM
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
MD
4
8
8(i)
8
8
1
1(i)
CY
5
5
5
3
3
2
1
GE
6
9
9
7
7
8
2
CZ
7
22
20
4
4
4
4
LU
7
7
10
10
8
8
8
MT
7
6
6
6
6
4
3(i)
BA
9
9
9
8(i)
8
9
10
AZ
10
11
10
3
3
4(i)
4
SK
10
9(i)
8(i)
9
8
2
2
XK
11
11
11
1
7
8
9
RS
12
14
14
12
12
12
14
BG
13
13
13
11
7
7
6
MK
13
14
9
8
6
5
4
UKNIR
14
14
14
14
ME
16
3
2
3
3
3
3
LV
17
17(i)
37
11
23
23
0
EE
19
18
16
16
14
13
12
EL
20
22
24
25
26(i)
26
25
IE
20
21(i)
21
22
21(i)
21(i)
21
NL
20
73
69
96
96
UKW
20
19(i)
34
43
CH
23
24(i)
39
38
20
18
18
AL
26
24
20
20
10
5
8
HR
26
25
24
18
18
7
16
FI
28
29
29
28
19
19
2
AT
32
32
32
30
30
30
30
SI
32
29
34
31
16
16
16
UKSCT
34
36
38
36
PL
40
37
32
35
1
1(i)
1
NO
41
43
44
47
46
45
46
BE
44
56(i)
38(i)
25
21
37
26
UA
60
73
33
33(i)
9
2
3
PT
62
37
35
39
38
37
37
HU
63
53
52
25
15
15
0
DK
95
85
71
48
43
43
45
RU
134
116(e)
98
95
40
95
42
RO
144
156
93
84
61
73
41
FR
250
111
57(i)
52(i)
(i)
52
SE
257
282
213
161(i)
161(i)
161(i)
161
UKE
280
270
263
271
ES
307
276(i)
243(i)
265(i)
53
53
47(i)
UK
328
339(i)
349(i)
364(i)
380(i)
348(i)
383(i)
DE
380
380
376
360
353
369
353
IT
464
431(i)
272(i)
232
258
73
65

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