Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden
Sweden: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.923 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden stood at 0.923.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden peaked at 0.959 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.526, in 1900.
That places Sweden 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.526 | — |
| 1901 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.537 | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.538 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.558 | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.572 | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.582 | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.602 | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 0.698 | +15.9% |
| 1924 | 0.714 | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 0.716 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.712 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.715 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.718 | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.725 | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.723 | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 0.723 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.727 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.741 | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 0.741 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.741 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.741 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.76 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.766 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.785 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.798 | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.82 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.822 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.845 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.857 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.866 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.864 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.864 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.87 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.877 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.904 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.91 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.913 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.915 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.918 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.922 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.924 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.928 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.941 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.942 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.941 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.946 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.949 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.953 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.952 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.956 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.953 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.954 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.956 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.954 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.959 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.948 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.944 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.922 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.921 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.932 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.927 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.924 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.923 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.526 | 0.526 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5416 | 0.537 | 0.558 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6744 | 0.572 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7188 | 0.715 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7553 | 0.727 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8164 | 0.798 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8631 | 0.845 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9026 | 0.874 | 0.922 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9406 | 0.924 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.949 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9545 | 0.953 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9449 | 0.921 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9283 | 0.923 | 0.932 | 6 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Sweden was 0.923 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2013.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.526 in 1900.
- How does Sweden rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.