Key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine
Ukraine: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.888 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine stood at 0.888.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine peaked at 0.889 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.332, in 1949.
That places Ukraine 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.344 | — |
| 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 | 0.689 | +38.6% |
| 1991 | 0.712 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.715 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.721 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.726 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.742 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.738 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.74 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.76 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.763 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.764 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.762 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.749 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.757 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.789 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.836 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.854 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.853 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.852 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.85 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.833 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.829 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.838 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.842 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.808 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.814 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.824 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.811 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.818 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.851 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.873 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.886 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.878 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.889 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.873 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.888 | +1.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.888 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.888 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +38.6% | 0.497 | 0.689 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.7306 | 0.689 | 0.763 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8066 | 0.749 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8268 | 0.808 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8812 | 0.873 | 0.889 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More gender data for Ukraine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,430 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 33,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 33,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3206 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 121,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 126,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 124,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 118,718 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Ukraine was 0.888 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1949.
- How does Ukraine rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.