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Key features of women's political empowerment in Australia

Australia: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.906 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.906
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.935
in 2016
All-time low
0.234
in 1789
Years of data
160
1789–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Australia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Australia is 0.906, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Australia peaked at 0.935 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.234, in 1789.

That places Australia 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 160 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Australia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.234 —
1790 0.234 +0.0%
1791 0.234 +0.0%
1792 0.234 +0.0%
1793 0.234 +0.0%
1794 0.234 +0.0%
1795 0.239 +2.1%
1796 0.239 +0.0%
1797 0.239 +0.0%
1798 0.239 +0.0%
1799 0.239 +0.0%
1800 0.239 +0.0%
1801 0.239 +0.0%
1802 0.239 +0.0%
1803 0.239 +0.0%
1804 0.239 +0.0%
1805 0.239 +0.0%
1806 0.239 +0.0%
1807 0.239 +0.0%
1808 0.239 +0.0%
1809 0.239 +0.0%
1810 0.239 +0.0%
1811 0.239 +0.0%
1812 0.239 +0.0%
1813 0.239 +0.0%
1814 0.239 +0.0%
1815 0.239 +0.0%
1816 0.239 +0.0%
1817 0.239 +0.0%
1818 0.239 +0.0%
1819 0.239 +0.0%
1820 0.239 +0.0%
1821 0.239 +0.0%
1822 0.239 +0.0%
1823 0.26 +8.8%
1901 0.432 +66.2%
1902 0.449 +3.9%
1903 0.415 -7.6%
1904 0.415 +0.0%
1905 0.424 +2.2%
1906 0.424 +0.0%
1907 0.424 +0.0%
1908 0.424 +0.0%
1909 0.424 +0.0%
1910 0.424 +0.0%
1911 0.424 +0.0%
1912 0.424 +0.0%
1913 0.424 +0.0%
1914 0.424 +0.0%
1915 0.421 -0.7%
1916 0.421 +0.0%
1917 0.421 +0.0%
1918 0.421 +0.0%
1919 0.421 +0.0%
1920 0.431 +2.4%
1921 0.431 +0.0%
1922 0.431 +0.0%
1923 0.431 +0.0%
1924 0.431 +0.0%
1925 0.431 +0.0%
1926 0.431 +0.0%
1927 0.469 +8.8%
1928 0.469 +0.0%
1929 0.469 +0.0%
1930 0.475 +1.3%
1931 0.475 +0.0%
1932 0.475 +0.0%
1933 0.475 +0.0%
1934 0.475 +0.0%
1935 0.475 +0.0%
1936 0.475 +0.0%
1937 0.475 +0.0%
1938 0.475 +0.0%
1939 0.466 -1.9%
1940 0.483 +3.6%
1941 0.483 +0.0%
1942 0.483 +0.0%
1943 0.49 +1.4%
1944 0.49 +0.0%
1945 0.49 +0.0%
1946 0.509 +3.9%
1947 0.508 -0.2%
1948 0.517 +1.8%
1949 0.506 -2.1%
1950 0.574 +13.4%
1951 0.572 -0.3%
1952 0.572 +0.0%
1953 0.572 +0.0%
1954 0.572 +0.0%
1955 0.572 +0.0%
1956 0.572 +0.0%
1957 0.575 +0.5%
1958 0.575 +0.0%
1959 0.575 +0.0%
1960 0.575 +0.0%
1961 0.575 +0.0%
1962 0.585 +1.7%
1963 0.585 +0.0%
1964 0.585 +0.0%
1965 0.585 +0.0%
1966 0.661 +13.0%
1967 0.674 +2.0%
1968 0.689 +2.2%
1969 0.684 -0.7%
1970 0.748 +9.4%
1971 0.748 +0.0%
1972 0.748 +0.0%
1973 0.744 -0.5%
1974 0.77 +3.5%
1975 0.771 +0.1%
1976 0.768 -0.4%
1977 0.768 +0.0%
1978 0.768 +0.0%
1979 0.768 +0.0%
1980 0.782 +1.8%
1981 0.782 +0.0%
1982 0.782 +0.0%
1983 0.827 +5.8%
1984 0.83 +0.4%
1985 0.827 -0.4%
1986 0.856 +3.5%
1987 0.859 +0.4%
1988 0.859 +0.0%
1989 0.859 +0.0%
1990 0.886 +3.1%
1991 0.886 +0.0%
1992 0.886 +0.0%
1993 0.893 +0.8%
1994 0.893 +0.0%
1995 0.893 +0.0%
1996 0.911 +2.0%
1997 0.911 +0.0%
1998 0.921 +1.1%
1999 0.921 +0.0%
2000 0.925 +0.4%
2001 0.928 +0.3%
2002 0.928 +0.0%
2003 0.928 +0.0%
2004 0.927 -0.1%
2005 0.927 +0.0%
2006 0.927 +0.0%
2007 0.929 +0.2%
2008 0.929 +0.0%
2009 0.929 +0.0%
2010 0.93 +0.1%
2011 0.93 +0.0%
2012 0.93 +0.0%
2013 0.927 -0.3%
2014 0.93 +0.3%
2015 0.932 +0.2%
2016 0.935 +0.3%
2017 0.92 -1.6%
2018 0.925 +0.5%
2019 0.921 -0.4%
2020 0.909 -1.3%
2021 0.91 +0.1%
2022 0.913 +0.3%
2023 0.915 +0.2%
2024 0.909 -0.7%
2025 0.906 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.234 0.234 0.234 1
1790s 0.2365 0.234 0.239 10
1800s 0.239 0.239 0.239 10
1810s 0.239 0.239 0.239 10
1820s 0.2442 0.239 0.26 4
1900s 0.4257 0.415 0.449 9
1910s 0.4225 0.421 0.424 10
1920s 0.4424 0.431 0.469 10
1930s 0.4741 0.466 0.475 10
1940s 0.4959 0.483 0.517 10
1950s 0.5731 0.572 0.575 10
1960s 0.6198 0.575 0.689 10
1970s 0.7601 0.744 0.771 10
1980s 0.8263 0.782 0.859 10
1990s 0.9001 0.886 0.921 10
2000s 0.9277 0.925 0.929 10
2010s 0.928 0.92 0.935 10
2020s 0.9103 0.906 0.915 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 22 Seychelles 0.908 compare
  2. 23 Bulgaria 0.907 compare
  3. 23 Costa Rica 0.907 compare
  4. 26 Austria 0.905 compare
  5. 27 Netherlands 0.903 compare
  6. 27 Taiwan 0.903 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Australia?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Australia was 0.906 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.935 in 2016.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1789.
How does Australia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Australia ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.