Key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia
Croatia: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.913 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.913
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2009
All-time low
0.194
in 1943
Years of data
85
1941–2025
Key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia stood at 0.913.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia peaked at 0.918 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1943.
Croatia ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.196 | — |
| 1942 | 0.201 | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.194 | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.196 | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 0.291 | +48.5% |
| 1946 | 0.396 | +36.1% |
| 1947 | 0.406 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.402 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.456 | +13.4% |
| 1950 | 0.458 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.478 | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.497 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0.503 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.509 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.516 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.595 | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.581 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.554 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.565 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.591 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.591 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.625 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.63 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.642 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.667 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.653 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.652 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.66 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.702 | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.631 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.718 | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.717 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.716 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.729 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.741 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.769 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.768 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.779 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.914 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.912 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.914 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.913 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.918 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.916 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.918 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.911 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.905 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.886 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.893 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.89 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.905 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.889 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.895 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.916 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.914 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.917 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.913 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3042 | 0.194 | 0.456 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.4953 | 0.458 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.561 | 0.516 | 0.595 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6124 | 0.591 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6565 | 0.63 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.727 | 0.631 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9135 | 0.912 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9018 | 0.886 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9115 | 0.895 | 0.917 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,689 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Croatia was 0.913 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2009.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1943.
- How does Croatia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Croatia ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.