What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2017.

What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 1900.

How does United Kingdom rank for key features of women's political empowerment?

United Kingdom ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom

Name: Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United Kingdom: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.838 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.838

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

56th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.929

in 2017

All-time low

0.365

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom stood at 0.838.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom peaked at 0.929 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.365, in 1900.

United Kingdom ranks 56th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.365	—
1901	0.365	+0.0%
1902	0.365	+0.0%
1903	0.365	+0.0%
1904	0.365	+0.0%
1905	0.365	+0.0%
1906	0.365	+0.0%
1907	0.365	+0.0%
1908	0.365	+0.0%
1909	0.365	+0.0%
1910	0.372	+1.9%
1911	0.378	+1.6%
1912	0.369	-2.4%
1913	0.369	+0.0%
1914	0.38	+3.0%
1915	0.38	+0.0%
1916	0.38	+0.0%
1917	0.38	+0.0%
1918	0.38	+0.0%
1919	0.423	+11.3%
1920	0.423	+0.0%
1921	0.423	+0.0%
1922	0.425	+0.5%
1923	0.43	+1.2%
1924	0.43	+0.0%
1925	0.428	-0.5%
1926	0.439	+2.6%
1927	0.439	+0.0%
1928	0.441	+0.5%
1929	0.489	+10.9%
1930	0.499	+2.0%
1931	0.513	+2.8%
1932	0.513	+0.0%
1933	0.513	+0.0%
1934	0.513	+0.0%
1935	0.508	-1.0%
1936	0.514	+1.2%
1937	0.514	+0.0%
1938	0.514	+0.0%
1939	0.526	+2.3%
1940	0.526	+0.0%
1941	0.526	+0.0%
1942	0.526	+0.0%
1943	0.526	+0.0%
1944	0.526	+0.0%
1945	0.551	+4.8%
1946	0.562	+2.0%
1947	0.562	+0.0%
1948	0.562	+0.0%
1949	0.562	+0.0%
1950	0.58	+3.2%
1951	0.576	-0.7%
1952	0.576	+0.0%
1953	0.576	+0.0%
1954	0.576	+0.0%
1955	0.573	-0.5%
1956	0.578	+0.9%
1957	0.578	+0.0%
1958	0.578	+0.0%
1959	0.578	+0.0%
1960	0.579	+0.2%
1961	0.604	+4.3%
1962	0.602	-0.3%
1963	0.602	+0.0%
1964	0.605	+0.5%
1965	0.671	+10.9%
1966	0.699	+4.2%
1967	0.699	+0.0%
1968	0.697	-0.3%
1969	0.718	+3.0%
1970	0.751	+4.6%
1971	0.788	+4.9%
1972	0.788	+0.0%
1973	0.788	+0.0%
1974	0.785	-0.4%
1975	0.789	+0.5%
1976	0.789	+0.0%
1977	0.789	+0.0%
1978	0.789	+0.0%
1979	0.782	-0.9%
1980	0.793	+1.4%
1981	0.793	+0.0%
1982	0.793	+0.0%
1983	0.795	+0.3%
1984	0.795	+0.0%
1985	0.795	+0.0%
1986	0.795	+0.0%
1987	0.81	+1.9%
1988	0.81	+0.0%
1989	0.81	+0.0%
1990	0.819	+1.1%
1991	0.795	-2.9%
1992	0.788	-0.9%
1993	0.788	+0.0%
1994	0.79	+0.3%
1995	0.79	+0.0%
1996	0.79	+0.0%
1997	0.846	+7.1%
1998	0.846	+0.0%
1999	0.872	+3.1%
2000	0.872	+0.0%
2001	0.869	-0.3%
2002	0.869	+0.0%
2003	0.869	+0.0%
2004	0.868	-0.1%
2005	0.896	+3.2%
2006	0.896	+0.0%
2007	0.896	+0.0%
2008	0.896	+0.0%
2009	0.896	+0.0%
2010	0.895	-0.1%
2011	0.897	+0.2%
2012	0.917	+2.2%
2013	0.903	-1.5%
2014	0.904	+0.1%
2015	0.911	+0.8%
2016	0.911	+0.0%
2017	0.929	+2.0%
2018	0.923	-0.6%
2019	0.878	-4.9%
2020	0.912	+3.9%
2021	0.922	+1.1%
2022	0.909	-1.4%
2023	0.906	-0.3%
2024	0.855	-5.6%
2025	0.838	-2.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

United Kingdom's 0.838 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.896, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
United Kingdom's 0.838 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.365	0.365	0.365	10
1910s	0.3811	0.369	0.423	10
1920s	0.4367	0.423	0.489	10
1930s	0.5127	0.499	0.526	10
1940s	0.5429	0.526	0.562	10
1950s	0.5769	0.573	0.58	10
1960s	0.6476	0.579	0.718	10
1970s	0.7838	0.751	0.789	10
1980s	0.7989	0.793	0.81	10
1990s	0.8124	0.788	0.872	10
2000s	0.8827	0.868	0.896	10
2010s	0.9068	0.878	0.929	10
2020s	0.8903	0.838	0.922	6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

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More gender data for United Kingdom

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 60,060 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom?: Key features of women's political empowerment in United Kingdom was 0.838 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 United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2017.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 1900.
How does United Kingdom rank for key features of women's political empowerment?: United Kingdom ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator: Key features of women's political empowerment
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.