This statistic presents the results of a survey of European Jews in selected countries, asking if they had any personal experience of antisemitic harassment in 2018. Of respondents, 41 percent of Jews living in Germany said they had experienced antisemitic abuse in the previous 12 months, the most of any country.
Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?*
Characteristic
Last 12 months
Last five years
Germany
41%
52%
Belgium
39%
51%
Netherlands
35%
47%
Poland
32%
45%
Spain
32%
46%
Sweden
30%
40%
Denmark
29%
41%
Austria
28%
38%
France
27%
37%
United Kingdom
25%
34%
Italy
25%
36%
Hungary
23%
35%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the past five years or past 12 months in [COUTRY] has somebody ever:
- sent you emails or text messages that were offensive or threatening;
- made offensive, threatening or silent phone calls to you;
- loitered, waited for you or deliberately followed you in a threatening way;
- made offensive or threatening comments to you in person;
- made offensive gestures to you or stared at you inappropriately;
- posted offensive comments about you on the internet, including social media?
Did this happen because you are Jewish?
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (December 7, 2018). Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?*." Chart. December 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2018). Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Have You Been Harassed at Least Once in The past 12 Months and The past Five Years Because You Are Jewish?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?* [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, December 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974389/experiences-of-antisemitism-in-europe/
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