1. Prevalence data and victim surveys
2. Costs of domestic violence
3. Age distribution of domestic violence
4. Number of deaths
1. Prevalence data and victim surveys
According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), the number of female victims of gender violence increased by 8.3% in 2022, up to 32,644 women. Almost half of these women (48.1%) were between 30 and 44 years old.
A macro-survey has been carried out every 4 years since the year 1999 on violence against women. The last one took place in 2019 and was included in the National Statistical Plan. The Government Delegation against Gender Violence developed the methodology, designed the questionnaire and analysed the results. Interviews were conducted to 9,568 women.
As part of the results:
Of the total number of women aged 16 years old and over living in Spain, 14.2% (2,905,489 women) have suffered physical and/or sexual violence from a partner, current or past, at some point in their lives. 1.8% (374,175 women) have suffered physical and/or sexual violence from a current or former partner in the last 12 months.
96.9% of women who have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their current or former partner also report having suffered some type of psychological violence (emotional, controlling, economic or fear).
2. Costs of domestic violence
A total of 320 million euros will be invested in 2023 into policies to prevent gender-based violence. This is 12.1% more than 2022 (Spanish Government). Below the budget increase:
With these figures, the Ministry of Equality devotes seven times more resources on average than those allocated during the 2011-2018 period.
In addition, during 2023, with the incorporation of an additional 30 million euros of European funds, policies for the prevention and fight against gender violence will reach 350 million euros.
Economic aid: between 2006 and 2021, 9,895 women (victims of gender-based violence) have received economic aid. The following table displays the rise in the number of women who have received aid:
3. Age distribution of domestic violence
In 2022, 8,151 victims were registered in domestic violence matters with protection order or precautionary measures, 1.1% less than in the previous year. Of these, 60.7% were women and 39.3% were men.
Results by autonomous communities and cities:
By Autonomous Communities, those that had the highest rates of registered victims of domestic violence in 2022 were Andalucía (1,736), Comunitat Valenciana (1,135) and Cataluña (934). In turn, the lowest rates were recorded in the Autonomous Cities of Melilla (28) and Ceuta (35), and Cantabria (106).
4. Number of deaths
The number of women killed by their intimate partners or ex-partners from the 1st of January 2003 to the 8th of November 2023 in Spain has been 1,237, as shown in the following diagram:
Results by autonomous communities and cities:
By autonomous communities, those with the highest rates of registered victims of domestic violence in 2023 are Andalusia (32.7%), Cataluña (17.3%), Valencia (17.3%) and Madrid (9.6%), and finally Canary Islands and Castile with 5.8%. The remaining autonomous communities are below 4%.
