EIGE

Prevalence of rape since the age of 15 and during the 12 months prior to the interview by the age, education, and main activity of the victim and relationship between the victim and the perpetrator genvio_sex_rape_sur__prev_phys_sex__rape

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of population (comparable)
Description:

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.

Keywords:
GBV, gender based violence, gender-based violence, rape, sexual violence, violence
EU28
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
LTP
LTP
LTP
LTP
LTP
LYP
LYP
LYP
LYP
LYP
partner
current
previous
nonpartner
ALL
partner
current
previous
nonpartner
ALL
EU28
4.8
1.1
6.2
4.4
7.8
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.5
1.2
BE
6.4
0.8
8.9
6.2
9.9
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.7
1.1
BG
7
2.4
12.3
4.5
9.7
1.6
1.5
1
0.5
1.8
CZ
5
1
5.8
3.1
6.4
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
1
DK
3.9
0.1
4.5
7
10
0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
DE
5
0.8
5.7
5.1
8.5
0.5
0.3
0.4
0
0.5
EE
4.6
0.6
6
7.7
11
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.8
1.2
IE
3.5
0.8
4.4
3.6
6.1
1
0.6
0.8
0.3
1.2
EL
3
1
3.2
1.3
3.5
1
0.7
0.7
0.6
1.3
ES
2.9
0.9
3.8
2.8
4.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
FR
6.9
1.1
9.4
6.9
12.1
1
0.5
1
0.5
1.4
HR
1.6
0.2
2.2
1.6
2.8
0.1
0.2
0
0.3
0.4
IT
4.6
2.4
6.1
3.6
6.3
2.2
2.2
1.6
2
3
CY
3.4
0.9
6
1.7
4.7
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.8
LV
5.6
0.9
7.3
6.2
10.4
0.6
0.7
0.1
0.6
1
LT
3.7
0.9
5.8
4
6.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
LU
6.1
0.9
8.1
6.8
11.6
0.6
0.1
0.8
0.8
1.4
HU
2.4
0.9
2.5
1.3
3.6
0.4
0.6
0
0.3
0.6
MT
4.8
1
10.5
4.1
7.5
0.9
0.3
1.7
0.7
1.3
NL
7.6
1
9.5
9.3
14.1
0.9
0.5
0.7
1.4
2.1
AT
4.2
1.2
4.6
3.3
6.6
0.9
0.8
0.4
0.5
1.4
PL
2.8
1.3
3.4
1.9
3.6
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.6
PT
3.3
0.6
5.8
0.9
3.6
0.6
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.6
RO
3.8
1.6
5.7
1.6
4.8
1.4
1.3
0.7
0.1
1.3
SI
1.7
0.4
2.8
3.1
4.1
0.2
0
0.3
0.2
0.4
SK
5.3
2.2
6
2.2
6.1
1.6
1.8
0.3
0.4
1.7
FI
5.6
0.6
6.7
7.2
10.8
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.9
SE
5.2
0.1
5.8
7.9
11.4
1
0.1
1
0.9
1.9
UK
6.2
0.2
7.7
5.1
10.1
0.7
0.1
0.8
0.4
1.1

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