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Key features of women's political empowerment in Denmark

Denmark: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.954 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.954
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 2017
All-time low
0.26
in 1789
Years of data
185
1789–2025

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

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.954 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Denmark peaked at 0.961 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1789.

That places Denmark 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

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

Year Value Change
1789 0.26 —
1790 0.26 +0.0%
1791 0.26 +0.0%
1792 0.26 +0.0%
1793 0.26 +0.0%
1794 0.26 +0.0%
1795 0.26 +0.0%
1796 0.26 +0.0%
1797 0.26 +0.0%
1798 0.26 +0.0%
1799 0.26 +0.0%
1800 0.26 +0.0%
1801 0.26 +0.0%
1802 0.26 +0.0%
1803 0.26 +0.0%
1804 0.26 +0.0%
1805 0.26 +0.0%
1806 0.26 +0.0%
1807 0.26 +0.0%
1808 0.26 +0.0%
1809 0.26 +0.0%
1810 0.26 +0.0%
1811 0.26 +0.0%
1812 0.26 +0.0%
1813 0.26 +0.0%
1814 0.26 +0.0%
1815 0.26 +0.0%
1816 0.26 +0.0%
1817 0.26 +0.0%
1818 0.26 +0.0%
1819 0.26 +0.0%
1820 0.26 +0.0%
1821 0.26 +0.0%
1822 0.26 +0.0%
1823 0.26 +0.0%
1824 0.26 +0.0%
1825 0.26 +0.0%
1826 0.26 +0.0%
1827 0.26 +0.0%
1828 0.26 +0.0%
1829 0.26 +0.0%
1830 0.26 +0.0%
1831 0.26 +0.0%
1832 0.26 +0.0%
1833 0.26 +0.0%
1834 0.26 +0.0%
1835 0.26 +0.0%
1836 0.26 +0.0%
1837 0.26 +0.0%
1838 0.26 +0.0%
1839 0.26 +0.0%
1840 0.26 +0.0%
1841 0.26 +0.0%
1842 0.26 +0.0%
1843 0.26 +0.0%
1844 0.26 +0.0%
1845 0.26 +0.0%
1846 0.26 +0.0%
1847 0.26 +0.0%
1900 0.492 +89.2%
1901 0.492 +0.0%
1902 0.492 +0.0%
1903 0.499 +1.4%
1904 0.499 +0.0%
1905 0.499 +0.0%
1906 0.499 +0.0%
1907 0.499 +0.0%
1908 0.499 +0.0%
1909 0.499 +0.0%
1910 0.499 +0.0%
1911 0.499 +0.0%
1912 0.507 +1.6%
1913 0.505 -0.4%
1914 0.505 +0.0%
1915 0.547 +8.3%
1916 0.684 +25.0%
1917 0.684 +0.0%
1918 0.73 +6.7%
1919 0.73 +0.0%
1920 0.788 +7.9%
1921 0.788 +0.0%
1922 0.788 +0.0%
1923 0.788 +0.0%
1924 0.788 +0.0%
1925 0.802 +1.8%
1926 0.802 +0.0%
1927 0.802 +0.0%
1928 0.802 +0.0%
1929 0.808 +0.7%
1930 0.806 -0.2%
1931 0.806 +0.0%
1932 0.806 +0.0%
1933 0.806 +0.0%
1934 0.806 +0.0%
1935 0.801 -0.6%
1936 0.801 +0.0%
1937 0.801 +0.0%
1938 0.801 +0.0%
1939 0.802 +0.1%
1940 0.72 -10.2%
1941 0.713 -1.0%
1942 0.716 +0.4%
1943 0.685 -4.3%
1944 0.685 +0.0%
1945 0.686 +0.1%
1946 0.84 +22.4%
1947 0.857 +2.0%
1948 0.861 +0.5%
1949 0.861 +0.0%
1950 0.857 -0.5%
1951 0.857 +0.0%
1952 0.857 +0.0%
1953 0.865 +0.9%
1954 0.889 +2.8%
1955 0.889 +0.0%
1956 0.889 +0.0%
1957 0.885 -0.4%
1958 0.885 +0.0%
1959 0.885 +0.0%
1960 0.89 +0.6%
1961 0.89 +0.0%
1962 0.89 +0.0%
1963 0.89 +0.0%
1964 0.89 +0.0%
1965 0.89 +0.0%
1966 0.893 +0.3%
1967 0.893 +0.0%
1968 0.893 +0.0%
1969 0.893 +0.0%
1970 0.924 +3.5%
1971 0.93 +0.6%
1972 0.93 +0.0%
1973 0.936 +0.6%
1974 0.936 +0.0%
1975 0.937 +0.1%
1976 0.937 +0.0%
1977 0.941 +0.4%
1978 0.941 +0.0%
1979 0.945 +0.4%
1980 0.944 -0.1%
1981 0.944 +0.0%
1982 0.944 +0.0%
1983 0.944 +0.0%
1984 0.945 +0.1%
1985 0.945 +0.0%
1986 0.945 +0.0%
1987 0.946 +0.1%
1988 0.946 +0.0%
1989 0.946 +0.0%
1990 0.952 +0.6%
1991 0.954 +0.2%
1992 0.957 +0.3%
1993 0.957 +0.0%
1994 0.957 +0.0%
1995 0.955 -0.2%
1996 0.954 -0.1%
1997 0.954 +0.0%
1998 0.957 +0.3%
1999 0.957 +0.0%
2000 0.956 -0.1%
2001 0.957 +0.1%
2002 0.957 +0.0%
2003 0.957 +0.0%
2004 0.954 -0.3%
2005 0.956 +0.2%
2006 0.956 +0.0%
2007 0.955 -0.1%
2008 0.955 +0.0%
2009 0.955 +0.0%
2010 0.956 +0.1%
2011 0.955 -0.1%
2012 0.956 +0.1%
2013 0.958 +0.2%
2014 0.956 -0.2%
2015 0.96 +0.4%
2016 0.958 -0.2%
2017 0.961 +0.3%
2018 0.96 -0.1%
2019 0.955 -0.5%
2020 0.955 +0.0%
2021 0.958 +0.3%
2022 0.957 -0.1%
2023 0.956 -0.1%
2024 0.959 +0.3%
2025 0.954 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.26 0.26 0.26 1
1790s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1800s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1810s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1820s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1830s 0.26 0.26 0.26 10
1840s 0.26 0.26 0.26 8
1900s 0.4969 0.492 0.499 10
1910s 0.589 0.499 0.73 10
1920s 0.7956 0.788 0.808 10
1930s 0.8036 0.801 0.806 10
1940s 0.7624 0.685 0.861 10
1950s 0.8758 0.857 0.889 10
1960s 0.8912 0.89 0.893 10
1970s 0.9357 0.924 0.945 10
1980s 0.9449 0.944 0.946 10
1990s 0.9554 0.952 0.957 10
2000s 0.9558 0.954 0.957 10
2010s 0.9575 0.955 0.961 10
2020s 0.9565 0.954 0.959 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 2 Belgium 0.952 compare
  2. 3 Latvia 0.95 compare
  3. 4 Spain 0.943 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Denmark?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Denmark was 0.954 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2017.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.