Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.732 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1914–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.732 for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 0.732 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.288, in 1919.
That places Nigeria 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 0.298 | — |
| 1915 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.288 | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.447 | +55.2% |
| 1967 | 0.43 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.442 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.471 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4725 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.474 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4755 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.477 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.471 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.515 | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.556 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.568 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.59 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.594 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.673 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.695 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.695 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.716 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.712 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.718 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.716 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.718 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.725 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.705 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.708 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.727 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.723 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.722 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.732 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.731 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.717 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.683 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.685 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.713 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.704 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.689 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.732 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.2963 | 0.288 | 0.298 | 6 |
| 1920s | 0.288 | 0.288 | 0.288 | 3 |
| 1960s | 0.4343 | 0.43 | 0.447 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.4445 | 0.44 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5068 | 0.471 | 0.556 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5865 | 0.556 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7097 | 0.695 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7195 | 0.705 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.701 | 0.683 | 0.732 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Nigeria was 0.732 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.732 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.288 in 1919.
- How does Nigeria rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.