According to a survey conducted in December 2022 and January 2023, it appears that just over one in ten people (14 percent) across all countries surveyed have witnessed someone sexually harassing a woman at least once, in the past year.
Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries
22,508 online adults aged 16-74 across 32 countries
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The original question was posed as follows: "In the past year, have you personally been in any of these situations, or not ? Seen someone sexually harassing a woman".
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Ipsos. (March 7, 2023). Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/
Ipsos. "Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/
Ipsos. (2023). Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/
Ipsos. "Share of People Who Have Seen Someone Sexually Harassing a Woman in The Last Year as of 2023, in Selected Countries." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/
Ipsos, Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Share of people who have seen someone sexually harassing a woman in the last year as of 2023, in selected countries [Graph], Ipsos, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815621/share-of-women-experiencing-sexual-harassment-selected-countries/
