Key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro
Montenegro: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.866 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro is 0.866, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro peaked at 0.875 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1917.
Montenegro ranks 46th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.184 | — |
| 1901 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.182 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.183 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.174 | -4.9% |
| 1917 | 0.16 | -8.0% |
| 1918 | 0.188 | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.654 | +247.9% |
| 2006 | 0.73 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.762 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.775 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.804 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.808 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.819 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.827 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.847 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.866 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.868 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.843 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.844 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.875 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.84 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.858 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.866 | +0.9% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.866 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.866 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +247.9% | 0.188 | 0.654 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1831 | 0.182 | 0.184 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.174 | 0.16 | 0.188 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.754 | 0.73 | 0.762 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8244 | 0.762 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8543 | 0.84 | 0.875 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 509.77 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 509.77 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Montenegro was 0.866 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2022.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1917.
- How does Montenegro rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Montenegro ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.