In 2020, many European countries saw a high number in the reported cases of femicide. Femicide, which refers to the gender-related killing of women and girls, represents the most extreme cases of violence against women. In this year there were estimated to have been 400 femicides in Poland, 117 in Germany, 102 in Italy, and 99 in Hungary.
Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country
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Statistics on Gender-based violence in Europe
Violence against women
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- Premium Statistic Number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of intentional homicides in the EU by gender of victim 2019
- Basic Statistic Europe: number of rapes by gender of victim 2019
- Premium Statistic Europeans who think that physical violence towards women is an important issue 2019
- Premium Statistic Europeans who think that domestic abuse towards women is an important issue 2019
- Premium Statistic Europeans who think that sexual harassment of women is an important issue 2019
- Premium Statistic Europeans who think that sexual violence towards women is an important issue 2019
- Premium Statistic Perceived prevalence of sexual harassment of women in Europe in 2018, by gender
Street harassment
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- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Europe 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in the UK 2018 by type
- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in France 2018 by type
- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Germany 2018 by type
- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Italy 2018 by type
- Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Spain 2018 by type
Workplace harassment
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- Premium Statistic Exposure to sexual harassment at work in selected European countries in 2019
- Basic Statistic Types of sexual harassment that women have experienced at work in the UK 2019
- Basic Statistic Types of sexual harassment that women have experienced at work in France 2019
- Basic Statistic Types of sexual harassment that women have experienced at work in Germany 2019
- Basic Statistic Types of sexual harassment that women have experienced at work in Italy 2019
- Basic Statistic Types of sexual harassment that women have experienced at work in Spain 2019
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- Justification of domestic violence in Russia in 2019, by gender
- Level of domestic violence in Russian families in 2019
- Italy: opinion on intervention during the neighbors' argument 2014-2017
- Familiarity with victims of harassment or violence in Italy 2016
- Italy: opinion on gender-based violence and femicide 2016
- Women who have reported domestic violence to the police in the CEE region 2017-2018
- Share of women who have experienced domestic violence in the CEE region 2017-2018
- Public perception of domestic violence against men in Italy 2016
- Perception of the frequency of domestic violence against women in Germany 2016
- Spaniards perception about domestic violence 2019, by ideology
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Women Against Violence Europe. (December 20, 2021). Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/
Women Against Violence Europe. "Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country." Chart. December 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/
Women Against Violence Europe. (2021). Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/
Women Against Violence Europe. "Estimated Number of Femicide Victims in The European Union in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/
Women Against Violence Europe, Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Estimated number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2020, by country [Graph], Women Against Violence Europe, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096116/femicide-in-europe-in-2018/