Morocco: violence against women by type 2019

Close to half (47.5 percent) of the Moroccan female population aged between 15 and 74 years were subjected to psychological violence in the 12 months preceding the survey done in 2019. Considering 13.4 million individuals integrate this population group, approximately 6.4 million Moroccan women suffered psychological abuse. This was the predominant form of violence committed against women in the country. Physical violence affected 12.9 percent of females, while electronic violence reached 13.8 percent.

Prevalence of violence committed against women in Morocco as of 2019, by type of violence

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

Morocco

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

12,000 females

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

acts of violence committed against females within the 12 months preceding the survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Concerns women who have children from a former marriage.

The source adds the following information: "The questionnaire is comprehensive, and is structured to facilitate the assessment of the wholeness of the gender-based violence phenomenon, based on its determinants, prevalence, forms, contexts, repercussions, attitudes towards and perceptions of it. The questions cover all acts of violence perpetrated against women and girls in every social context (or living space) and relate to a well defined period of time, so as to provide indicators on the current level of violence (over the last 12 months)."

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