Key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland
Ireland: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.927 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland is 0.927, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland peaked at 0.927 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.365, in 1900.
That places Ireland 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.365 | — |
| 1901 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.372 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.378 | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 0.369 | -2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.369 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.38 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.471 | +23.9% |
| 1920 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.512 | +8.7% |
| 1923 | 0.506 | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.528 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.558 | +5.7% |
| 1940 | 0.555 | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.575 | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.573 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.586 | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.588 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.592 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.602 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.606 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.608 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.6 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.608 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.613 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.608 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.626 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.616 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.626 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.641 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.645 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.658 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.65 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.68 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.709 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.729 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.735 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.755 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.775 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.779 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.775 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.827 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.85 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.871 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.876 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.873 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.878 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.878 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.877 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.875 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.881 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.884 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.891 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.895 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.897 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.901 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.914 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.919 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.917 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.91 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.922 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.921 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.927 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.365 | 0.365 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3859 | 0.369 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5128 | 0.471 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.531 | 0.528 | 0.558 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5659 | 0.555 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5932 | 0.586 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6095 | 0.6 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6551 | 0.626 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7566 | 0.709 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8592 | 0.827 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8762 | 0.874 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9018 | 0.881 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9198 | 0.91 | 0.927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 28,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 28,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Ireland was 0.927 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 1900.
- How does Ireland rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.