Overview
- Global estimates from WHO and UN partners find nearly one in three women have experienced partner or sexual violence in their lifetimes, with intimate-partner violence declining by only about 0.2% per year over two decades.
- In the past 12 months, about 316 million women—11% of those aged 15 and older—suffered physical or sexual violence from a partner, including 12.5 million girls aged 15–19.
- The analysis includes first-time national and regional estimates of non‑partner sexual violence, affecting at least 263 million women since age 15, with experts warning the figure is undercounted due to stigma and data gaps.
- Prevention financing remains scarce and falling, with just 0.2% of global development aid directed to programs in 2022, prompting WHO and UN leaders to urge decisive government action and scaled services.
- UN Women launched the ‘Es Real. #EsViolenciaDigital’ campaign in Mexico as INEGI data show three in ten women internet users—over 10 million—have faced digital violence, most cases go unreported, and Barcelona introduced a 2025–2030 plan with more than €7 million that prioritizes tackling online abuse.