Key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.691 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia stood at 0.691.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia peaked at 0.779 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.125, in 1936.
That places Ethiopia 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.134 | — |
| 1790 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.128 | -4.5% |
| 1901 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.13 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.129 | -0.8% |
| 1924 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.125 | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1942 | 0.134 | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.138 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.144 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.149 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.154 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.154 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.155 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.151 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.155 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.19 | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 0.176 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.184 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.185 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.354 | +91.4% |
| 1992 | 0.466 | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 0.469 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.468 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.467 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.48 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.516 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.587 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.597 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.599 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.622 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.629 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.632 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.662 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.664 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.669 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.676 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.703 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.704 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.722 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.71 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.779 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.735 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.684 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.691 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1292 | 0.128 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1293 | 0.129 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1274 | 0.125 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1329 | 0.125 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1378 | 0.134 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.152 | 0.144 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.171 | 0.151 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1842 | 0.184 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4329 | 0.185 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5557 | 0.516 | 0.599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6683 | 0.622 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7267 | 0.684 | 0.779 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 110 Botswana 0.699 compare
- 111 Cote d'Ivoire 0.696 compare
- 112 Togo 0.692 compare
- 114 Thailand 0.688 compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 0.682 compare
- 116 Bhutan 0.675 compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 0.675 compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Ethiopia was 0.691 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 2021.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.125 in 1936.
- How does Ethiopia rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Ethiopia ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.