Gender of the head of government in Italy

Italy: Gender of the head of government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1815
Years of data
211
1815–2025

Gender of the head of government in Italy, 1815–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1 for gender of the head of government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 211 years on record.

Over the whole period, gender of the head of government in Italy peaked at 1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1815.

That places Italy 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gender of the head of government in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Gender of the head of government in Italy, 1815 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1815 0
1816 0
1817 0
1818 0
1819 0
1820 0
1821 0
1822 0
1823 0
1824 0
1825 0
1826 0
1827 0
1828 0
1829 0
1830 0
1831 0
1832 0
1833 0
1834 0
1835 0
1836 0
1837 0
1838 0
1839 0
1840 0
1841 0
1842 0
1843 0
1844 0
1845 0
1846 0
1847 0
1848 0
1849 0
1850 0
1851 0
1852 0
1853 0
1854 0
1855 0
1856 0
1857 0
1858 0
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 0
1863 0
1864 0
1865 0
1866 0
1867 0
1868 0
1869 0
1870 0
1871 0
1872 0
1873 0
1874 0
1875 0
1876 0
1877 0
1878 0
1879 0
1880 0
1881 0
1882 0
1883 0
1884 0
1885 0
1886 0
1887 0
1888 0
1889 0
1890 0
1891 0
1892 0
1893 0
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 0
1901 0
1902 0
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 0
1920 0
1921 0
1922 0
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0 0 0 5
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0.6667 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Barbados 1 compare
  2. 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 compare
  3. 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 compare
  4. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  5. 1 Honduras 1 compare
  6. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  7. 1 Japan 1 compare
  8. 1 Latvia 1 compare
  9. 1 Lithuania 1 compare
  10. 1 Mexico 1 compare
  11. 1 Namibia 1 compare
  12. 1 Nepal 1 compare
  13. 1 Suriname 1 compare
  14. 1 Switzerland 1 compare
  15. 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 compare
  16. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
  17. 1 Tunisia 1 compare
  18. 1 Ukraine 1 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender of the head of government in Italy?
Gender of the head of government in Italy was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender of the head of government recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
What is the lowest gender of the head of government recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1815.
How does Italy rank for gender of the head of government?
Italy ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of the head of government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender of the head of government
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,756 data points, 1789–2025
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Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.