Key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.733 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan, 1876–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.733.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.215, in 1881.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 98th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 138 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 0.219 | — |
| 1877 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.215 | -1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.233 | +8.4% |
| 1895 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.216 | -7.3% |
| 1901 | 0.222 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.233 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 0.257 | +10.3% |
| 1907 | 0.258 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.26 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.258 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.263 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.246 | -6.5% |
| 1916 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.29 | +17.9% |
| 1918 | 0.281 | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.295 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.296 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.298 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.289 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.289 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.245 | -15.2% |
| 1930 | 0.231 | -5.7% |
| 1931 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.23 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.227 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.344 | +51.5% |
| 1947 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.333 | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.332 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.347 | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.358 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.426 | +19.0% |
| 1955 | 0.43 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.445 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.446 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.454 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.462 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.468 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.48 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.491 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.487 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.478 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.481 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.481 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.488 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.484 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.485 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.478 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.496 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.531 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.525 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.534 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.497 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.586 | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.617 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.64 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.608 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.622 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.599 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.603 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.589 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.732 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.74 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.746 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.782 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.781 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.778 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.799 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.793 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.785 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.79 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.791 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.772 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.736 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.721 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.748 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.753 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.733 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 4 |
| 1880s | 0.2154 | 0.215 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2258 | 0.215 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2372 | 0.216 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2657 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2904 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2298 | 0.227 | 0.231 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.3382 | 0.332 | 0.344 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4054 | 0.347 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4749 | 0.462 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4816 | 0.477 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4991 | 0.48 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6153 | 0.586 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6403 | 0.589 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7871 | 0.772 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7352 | 0.72 | 0.753 | 6 |
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More gender data for Kyrgyzstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,300 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,504 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,504 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 72,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 76,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 72,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 76,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 72,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Kyrgyzstan was 0.733 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.215 in 1881.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.