Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.838 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom stood at 0.838.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom peaked at 0.929 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.365, in 1900.
United Kingdom ranks 56th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.365 | — |
| 1901 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.372 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.378 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.369 | -2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.38 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.423 | +11.3% |
| 1920 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.425 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.43 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.428 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.439 | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.441 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.489 | +10.9% |
| 1930 | 0.499 | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.513 | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.508 | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.514 | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.526 | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.551 | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 0.562 | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.58 | +3.2% |
| 1951 | 0.576 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.573 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.578 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.579 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.604 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.602 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.602 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.605 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.671 | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.699 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.699 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.697 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.718 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.751 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.788 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.785 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.789 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.782 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.793 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.795 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.81 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.819 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.795 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.788 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.846 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.846 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.872 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.869 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.896 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.895 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.897 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.917 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.903 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.904 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.911 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.929 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.923 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.878 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.912 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.922 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.909 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.906 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.855 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.838 | -2.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.838 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.838 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.365 | 0.365 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3811 | 0.369 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4367 | 0.423 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5127 | 0.499 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5429 | 0.526 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5769 | 0.573 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6476 | 0.579 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7838 | 0.751 | 0.789 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7989 | 0.793 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8124 | 0.788 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8827 | 0.868 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9068 | 0.878 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8903 | 0.838 | 0.922 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in United Kingdom was 0.838 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 1900.
- How does United Kingdom rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- United Kingdom ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.