Key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan
Taiwan: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.903 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan is 0.903, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan peaked at 0.905 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1789.
That places Taiwan 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.1 | — |
| 1790 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 1901 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.177 | +26.4% |
| 1922 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.178 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.179 | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.157 | -12.3% |
| 1935 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.149 | -5.1% |
| 1938 | 0.137 | -8.1% |
| 1939 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.173 | +26.3% |
| 1941 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.218 | +26.0% |
| 1946 | 0.291 | +33.5% |
| 1947 | 0.292 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.294 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.364 | +23.8% |
| 1951 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.369 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.37 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.371 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.375 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.376 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.376 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.377 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.376 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.373 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.388 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.387 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.394 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.396 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.399 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.392 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.396 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.392 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.417 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.442 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.494 | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.496 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.483 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.51 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.508 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.535 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.534 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.559 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.558 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.57 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.572 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.617 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.69 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.742 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.741 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.729 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.73 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.729 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.733 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.749 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.774 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.833 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.835 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.864 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.867 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.87 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.872 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.877 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.875 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.877 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.896 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.892 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.896 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.894 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.902 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.904 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.903 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.903 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5 |
| 1900s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1735 | 0.14 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1609 | 0.137 | 0.179 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2254 | 0.173 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3716 | 0.364 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3813 | 0.373 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4405 | 0.392 | 0.496 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5653 | 0.508 | 0.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7405 | 0.729 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8601 | 0.833 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8891 | 0.875 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9032 | 0.9 | 0.905 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More gender data for Taiwan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,213 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Women's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.66 (2027)
- Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.903 (2025)
- Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.925 (2025)
- Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.824 (2025)
- Women's Political Participation Index 0.995 (2025)
- Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.903 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Taiwan was 0.903 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2020.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1789.
- How does Taiwan rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Taiwan ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.