EU Conducted Gender-Based Violence Survey
The European Union measured gender-based violence across eight member states between 2020 and 2023.
Updated on Oct. 5, 2026 in Women’s Issues
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality conducted an extensive survey on gender-based violence from 2020 to 2023. The final dataset includes 15,447 interviews conducted across eight specific member states.
Why it matters
This comprehensive data collection effort was designed to provide standardized insights into violence patterns across the European Union. By aggregating information from national statistical authorities, researchers sought to establish a reliable baseline for gender-based violence policies across the continent.
The study spanned eight EU nations and reached 15,447 participants, with data collection occurring between 2020 and 2023. Aggregate EU-27 results were drawn from a total pool of 114,023 interviews.
The players
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
This is an independent agency of the European Union that provides assistance and expertise relating to fundamental rights.
European Institute for Gender Equality
This is a European agency that supports the European Union and its member states in promoting gender equality.
ISTAT
This is the Italian National Institute of Statistics responsible for producing official data and censuses in Italy.
The details
National statistical authorities implemented the survey on a voluntary basis, while the FRA and EIGE stepped in to collect data where national bodies were unavailable. The Italian statistical institute ISTAT contributed by providing comparable data from its own national surveys to bolster the project.
Timeline
The survey was implemented by national statistical authorities between 2020 and 2023.
The first results reports were published in 2024.
Additional results reports were released in 2026.
Culture Shift
The survey follows the methodology established by the EU-27 gender-based violence survey framework to consolidate data collection across disparate national statistical systems. This effort highlights a shift toward standardized, cross-border metrics to address pervasive social safety concerns.
The data collected helps shape the framework for future safety resources and social policies in the participating nations. Residents can monitor how these standardized findings influence the development of regional support services and legal protections.
The takeaway
This initiative underscores the difficulty of synchronizing data collection across diverse national legal and statistical systems. Researchers rely on these large-scale surveys to identify systemic gaps that individual nations might overlook in isolation.
Further reading
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More information
You can read the full technical and quality report on the agency portal.
Source note: This article includes information reported by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
