Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :59 (1)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :127 (2)

Saudi Arabia Search Data

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Anti-Harassment Law 2018

Saudi Arabia | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Sexual harassment


High Order No. 25803

Saudi Arabia | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Regulations

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking 2017-2020

Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 2020

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Trafficking


Abuse Reporting Center 1919

Saudi Arabia | 2016

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Child Protection Law

Saudi Arabia | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Law of Protection from Abuse 2013

Saudi Arabia | 2013

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


The Child Helpline 1161111

Saudi Arabia | 2010

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline, Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Trainings to Individuals and Bodies dealing with Domestic Violence

| 2009

Type of Measure : Health > Training, Police > Training, Justice > Training

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Complaint Center of the General Department for Social Protection

| 2009

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


The Standing Committee on Trafficking in Persons

Saudi Arabia | 2009

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Trafficking


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(1) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.


(2) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.