* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Out of every 100 women in [COUNTRY] how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment *since the age of 15?"
** 500 respondents for Belgium and 500 for the Netherlands.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Estimated and actual share of women sexually harassed in Netherlands and Belgium 2018
The statistic displays the results of a 2018 survey question conducted by regarding the perceived and actual share of women in the Netherlands and Belgium who have experienced sexual harassment since the age of **.
60 percent of women in Belgium indicated that they had experienced some form of sexual harassment since the age of **, while in the Netherlands, this figure increased to roughly ** percent. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, there was a significant gap between public perception and reality concerning sexual harassment in both countries, with respondents underestimating the share of women who have experienced sexual harassment by up to ** percent.
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?*." Chart. December 5, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. (2018). Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "Out of Every 100 Women in Your Country, How Many Do You Think Say They Have Experienced Any Form of Sexual Harassment since The Age of 15?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Dec 2018, /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos, Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?* [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/952703/estimated-and-actual-share-of-women-who-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
