What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 1990.

What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Hong Kong, China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 1941.

How does Hong Kong, China rank for key features of women's political empowerment?

Hong Kong, China ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China

Name: Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hong Kong, China: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.801 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.801

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

77th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.913

in 1990

All-time low

0.44

in 1941

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 0.801 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.913 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.44, in 1941.

That places Hong Kong, China 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.482	—
1901	0.482	+0.0%
1902	0.482	+0.0%
1903	0.482	+0.0%
1904	0.482	+0.0%
1905	0.482	+0.0%
1906	0.482	+0.0%
1907	0.482	+0.0%
1908	0.482	+0.0%
1909	0.482	+0.0%
1910	0.482	+0.0%
1911	0.482	+0.0%
1912	0.482	+0.0%
1913	0.482	+0.0%
1914	0.482	+0.0%
1915	0.482	+0.0%
1916	0.482	+0.0%
1917	0.482	+0.0%
1918	0.482	+0.0%
1919	0.482	+0.0%
1920	0.482	+0.0%
1921	0.482	+0.0%
1922	0.482	+0.0%
1923	0.482	+0.0%
1924	0.482	+0.0%
1925	0.482	+0.0%
1926	0.482	+0.0%
1927	0.482	+0.0%
1928	0.482	+0.0%
1929	0.482	+0.0%
1930	0.482	+0.0%
1931	0.482	+0.0%
1932	0.482	+0.0%
1933	0.482	+0.0%
1934	0.482	+0.0%
1935	0.482	+0.0%
1936	0.482	+0.0%
1937	0.482	+0.0%
1938	0.482	+0.0%
1939	0.482	+0.0%
1940	0.484	+0.4%
1941	0.44	-9.1%
1942	0.44	+0.0%
1943	0.44	+0.0%
1944	0.44	+0.0%
1945	0.482	+9.5%
1946	0.578	+19.9%
1947	0.578	+0.0%
1948	0.578	+0.0%
1949	0.578	+0.0%
1950	0.586	+1.4%
1951	0.586	+0.0%
1952	0.586	+0.0%
1953	0.586	+0.0%
1954	0.586	+0.0%
1955	0.586	+0.0%
1956	0.586	+0.0%
1957	0.586	+0.0%
1958	0.586	+0.0%
1959	0.586	+0.0%
1960	0.596	+1.7%
1961	0.596	+0.0%
1962	0.596	+0.0%
1963	0.605	+1.5%
1964	0.605	+0.0%
1965	0.623	+3.0%
1966	0.623	+0.0%
1967	0.623	+0.0%
1968	0.642	+3.0%
1969	0.642	+0.0%
1970	0.658	+2.5%
1971	0.704	+7.0%
1972	0.704	+0.0%
1973	0.712	+1.1%
1974	0.712	+0.0%
1975	0.712	+0.0%
1976	0.732	+2.8%
1977	0.732	+0.0%
1978	0.732	+0.0%
1979	0.732	+0.0%
1980	0.813	+11.1%
1981	0.813	+0.0%
1982	0.813	+0.0%
1983	0.813	+0.0%
1984	0.821	+1.0%
1985	0.821	+0.0%
1986	0.821	+0.0%
1987	0.823	+0.2%
1988	0.878	+6.7%
1989	0.885	+0.8%
1990	0.913	+3.2%
1991	0.892	-2.3%
1992	0.9	+0.9%
1993	0.9	+0.0%
1994	0.9	+0.0%
1995	0.897	-0.3%
1996	0.897	+0.0%
1997	0.906	+1.0%
1998	0.906	+0.0%
1999	0.909	+0.3%
2000	0.911	+0.2%
2001	0.911	+0.0%
2002	0.911	+0.0%
2003	0.911	+0.0%
2004	0.911	+0.0%
2005	0.909	-0.2%
2006	0.909	+0.0%
2007	0.912	+0.3%
2008	0.909	-0.3%
2009	0.909	+0.0%
2010	0.909	+0.0%
2011	0.909	+0.0%
2012	0.899	-1.1%
2013	0.899	+0.0%
2014	0.898	-0.1%
2015	0.897	-0.1%
2016	0.892	-0.6%
2017	0.897	+0.6%
2018	0.888	-1.0%
2019	0.864	-2.7%
2020	0.842	-2.5%
2021	0.803	-4.6%
2022	0.805	+0.2%
2023	0.796	-1.1%
2024	0.8	+0.5%
2025	0.801	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.482	0.482	0.482	10
1910s	0.482	0.482	0.482	10
1920s	0.482	0.482	0.482	10
1930s	0.482	0.482	0.482	10
1940s	0.5038	0.44	0.578	10
1950s	0.586	0.586	0.586	10
1960s	0.6151	0.596	0.642	10
1970s	0.713	0.658	0.732	10
1980s	0.8301	0.813	0.885	10
1990s	0.902	0.892	0.913	10
2000s	0.9103	0.909	0.912	10
2010s	0.8952	0.864	0.909	10
2020s	0.8078	0.796	0.842	6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

74 Viet Nam 0.808 compare
75 Mongolia 0.806 compare
76 Kenya 0.804 compare
77 Mexico 0.801 compare
77 Sierra Leone 0.801 compare
80 Gabon 0.798 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Hong Kong, China

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 6,614 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)

All data for Hong Kong, China →

Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China?: Key features of women's political empowerment in Hong Kong, China was 0.801 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 Hong Kong, China?: The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 1990.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Hong Kong, China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 1941.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for key features of women's political empowerment?: Hong Kong, China ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.