Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium
Belgium: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.952 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium, 1789–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.952 for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 135 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 0.952 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.226, in 1814.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 135 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.32 | — |
| 1790 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.226 | -29.4% |
| 1830 | 0.43 | +90.3% |
| 1900 | 0.414 | -3.7% |
| 1901 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.409 | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.379 | -7.3% |
| 1915 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.389 | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.435 | +11.8% |
| 1920 | 0.455 | +4.6% |
| 1921 | 0.458 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.474 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.475 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.488 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.489 | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.49 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.443 | -9.6% |
| 1941 | 0.446 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 0.428 | -4.0% |
| 1943 | 0.429 | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.528 | +23.1% |
| 1946 | 0.571 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.582 | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.672 | +15.5% |
| 1950 | 0.689 | +2.5% |
| 1951 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.694 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.705 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.725 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.716 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.718 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.784 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.791 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.808 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.81 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.825 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.82 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.848 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.853 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.851 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.854 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.911 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.916 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.923 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.935 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.938 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.943 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.947 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.946 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.946 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.945 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.946 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.951 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.949 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.947 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.951 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.95 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 6 |
| 1810s | 0.226 | 0.226 | 0.226 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.414 | 0.414 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3991 | 0.379 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4706 | 0.455 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4846 | 0.475 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5099 | 0.428 | 0.672 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.692 | 0.689 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7144 | 0.7 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8006 | 0.784 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8455 | 0.82 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9202 | 0.911 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9419 | 0.938 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9468 | 0.945 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9502 | 0.947 | 0.952 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Belgium was 0.952 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.952 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.226 in 1814.
- How does Belgium rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.