Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :34 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 94 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 4 % (3)
Child Marriage :122 % (4)
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 Inequality Index Rank :51 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :16 (6)
Republic of Moldova | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Republic of Moldova | 2018 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Republic of Moldova | 2018 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Republic of Moldova | 2017 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Republic of Moldova | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Regulations
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Republic of Moldova | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Republic of Moldova | 2014
Type of Measure : Perpetrators Programme
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Republic of Moldova | 2011
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Republic of Moldova | 2010 | 2015
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation > Policies
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Trafficking
Republic of Moldova | 2010
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime since age 15. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(3) Proportion of women aged 18–74 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime since age 15. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(4) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.