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Physical and sexual violence to women. From 16 to 74 years old
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 5.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 4.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4.0 8.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Physical and sexual violence to women. From 18 to 29 years old
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 16.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 9.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4.0 12.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Physical and sexual violence to women. From 30 to 39 years old
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 6.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 5.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6.0 9.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Physical and sexual violence to women. From 40 to 49 years old
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 4.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 3.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3.0 8.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Physical and sexual violence to women. From 50 to 59 years old
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 1.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 2.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3.0 5.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Physical and sexual violence to women. 60 years and over
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2021 1.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2016 1.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3.0 4.0
Units: % of women.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Home Affairs. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 17, 2023.

VM

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Survey on Violence Against Women (VM).

Methodological note

The Eurostat indicator measures the share of women from the age of 15 who answered "yes" when they were asked whether they have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner or non-partner in the 12 months prior to the interview, and it is based on a survey of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which has a single wave, made in 2012.

The Catalonia indicator is based on the results of the Survey on Gender-Based Violence in Catalonia, that measure the percentage of women from the age of 16 who answered "yes" when asked if they had suffered one or more assaults of physical and/or sexual violence by a couple or not a partner in the 12 months prior to the interview. This violence Includes serious threats, touching, physical assaults, attempted rape, and rape.