Key features of women's political empowerment in Norway
Norway: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Norway, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Norway stood at 0.926.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Norway peaked at 0.952 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 1789.
Norway ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.278 | — |
| 1790 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.523 | +88.1% |
| 1901 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.595 | +13.8% |
| 1914 | 0.608 | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.605 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.609 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.605 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.609 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.615 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.619 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.623 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.623 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.623 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.615 | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.486 | -21.0% |
| 1941 | 0.482 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.475 | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.492 | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 0.719 | +46.1% |
| 1947 | 0.753 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.754 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.772 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.8 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.802 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.81 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.812 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.859 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.909 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.916 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.92 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.927 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.928 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.94 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.939 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.94 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.943 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.944 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.949 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.948 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.95 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.951 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.949 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.948 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.951 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.918 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.908 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.907 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.929 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.926 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 4 |
| 1900s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5812 | 0.523 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6086 | 0.605 | 0.615 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6186 | 0.615 | 0.623 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5877 | 0.475 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7594 | 0.754 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8175 | 0.8 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.918 | 0.909 | 0.927 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9391 | 0.928 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9454 | 0.944 | 0.946 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.95 | 0.948 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9471 | 0.918 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 | 0.907 | 0.929 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Norway?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Norway was 0.926 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.952 in 2004.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1789.
- How does Norway rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.