Report: Over Half of Married Moroccan Women Face Domestic Violence

About 5.3 million women aged between 15 and 74 have been victims of violence from a spouse, ex-husband, or fiancé. The two associations that delivered this report, followed 8,012 women victims of violence received during the period between January 2019 and June 2021. It emerges that 52% of the victims are young women aged between 15 and 24, 54% have an average level of education, and those who are unemployed represent 56%.

According to the same source, in 7 out of 10 cases of domestic violence, 69% concern psychological violence, 12% economic violence, 11% physical violence and 8% sexual violence. As for those who exercise these forms of violence, the report indicates that 1% are under 18 years old, 15% in the 18-28 age group, and 25% for 29-48 years old. Men aged between 49 and 59 are 18%. For those over 60, the percentage is estimated at 6%.