What is women's civil liberties index in Australia?

Women's civil liberties index in Australia was 0.873 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2016.

What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1789.

How does Australia rank for women's civil liberties index?

Australia ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Australia

Name: Women's Civil Liberties Index in Australia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.873 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.873

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.94

in 2016

All-time low

0.016

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Australia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.873 for women's civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Australia peaked at 0.94 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1789.

That places Australia 35th 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.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Australia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.016	—
1790	0.016	+0.0%
1791	0.016	+0.0%
1792	0.016	+0.0%
1793	0.016	+0.0%
1794	0.016	+0.0%
1795	0.032	+100.0%
1796	0.032	+0.0%
1797	0.032	+0.0%
1798	0.032	+0.0%
1799	0.032	+0.0%
1800	0.032	+0.0%
1801	0.032	+0.0%
1802	0.032	+0.0%
1803	0.032	+0.0%
1804	0.032	+0.0%
1805	0.032	+0.0%
1806	0.032	+0.0%
1807	0.032	+0.0%
1808	0.032	+0.0%
1809	0.032	+0.0%
1810	0.032	+0.0%
1811	0.032	+0.0%
1812	0.032	+0.0%
1813	0.032	+0.0%
1814	0.032	+0.0%
1815	0.032	+0.0%
1816	0.032	+0.0%
1817	0.032	+0.0%
1818	0.032	+0.0%
1819	0.032	+0.0%
1820	0.032	+0.0%
1821	0.032	+0.0%
1822	0.032	+0.0%
1823	0.086	+168.7%
1824	0.086	+0.0%
1825	0.086	+0.0%
1826	0.086	+0.0%
1827	0.086	+0.0%
1828	0.086	+0.0%
1829	0.086	+0.0%
1830	0.086	+0.0%
1831	0.086	+0.0%
1832	0.086	+0.0%
1833	0.086	+0.0%
1834	0.086	+0.0%
1835	0.086	+0.0%
1836	0.086	+0.0%
1837	0.086	+0.0%
1838	0.086	+0.0%
1839	0.086	+0.0%
1840	0.086	+0.0%
1841	0.55	+539.5%
1842	0.55	+0.0%
1843	0.55	+0.0%
1844	0.55	+0.0%
1845	0.55	+0.0%
1846	0.55	+0.0%
1847	0.55	+0.0%
1848	0.55	+0.0%
1849	0.55	+0.0%
1850	0.55	+0.0%
1851	0.55	+0.0%
1852	0.55	+0.0%
1853	0.55	+0.0%
1854	0.55	+0.0%
1855	0.55	+0.0%
1856	0.653	+18.7%
1857	0.653	+0.0%
1858	0.653	+0.0%
1859	0.653	+0.0%
1860	0.653	+0.0%
1861	0.653	+0.0%
1862	0.653	+0.0%
1863	0.653	+0.0%
1864	0.653	+0.0%
1865	0.653	+0.0%
1866	0.653	+0.0%
1867	0.653	+0.0%
1868	0.653	+0.0%
1869	0.653	+0.0%
1870	0.653	+0.0%
1871	0.653	+0.0%
1872	0.653	+0.0%
1873	0.653	+0.0%
1874	0.653	+0.0%
1875	0.653	+0.0%
1876	0.653	+0.0%
1877	0.653	+0.0%
1878	0.653	+0.0%
1879	0.653	+0.0%
1880	0.653	+0.0%
1881	0.653	+0.0%
1882	0.653	+0.0%
1883	0.653	+0.0%
1884	0.653	+0.0%
1885	0.653	+0.0%
1886	0.653	+0.0%
1887	0.653	+0.0%
1888	0.653	+0.0%
1889	0.653	+0.0%
1890	0.653	+0.0%
1891	0.653	+0.0%
1892	0.653	+0.0%
1893	0.653	+0.0%
1894	0.653	+0.0%
1895	0.653	+0.0%
1896	0.653	+0.0%
1897	0.653	+0.0%
1898	0.653	+0.0%
1899	0.653	+0.0%
1900	0.653	+0.0%
1901	0.653	+0.0%
1902	0.653	+0.0%
1903	0.653	+0.0%
1904	0.653	+0.0%
1905	0.689	+5.5%
1906	0.689	+0.0%
1907	0.689	+0.0%
1908	0.689	+0.0%
1909	0.689	+0.0%
1910	0.689	+0.0%
1911	0.689	+0.0%
1912	0.689	+0.0%
1913	0.689	+0.0%
1914	0.689	+0.0%
1915	0.689	+0.0%
1916	0.689	+0.0%
1917	0.689	+0.0%
1918	0.689	+0.0%
1919	0.689	+0.0%
1920	0.689	+0.0%
1921	0.689	+0.0%
1922	0.689	+0.0%
1923	0.689	+0.0%
1924	0.689	+0.0%
1925	0.689	+0.0%
1926	0.689	+0.0%
1927	0.689	+0.0%
1928	0.689	+0.0%
1929	0.689	+0.0%
1930	0.689	+0.0%
1931	0.689	+0.0%
1932	0.689	+0.0%
1933	0.689	+0.0%
1934	0.689	+0.0%
1935	0.689	+0.0%
1936	0.689	+0.0%
1937	0.689	+0.0%
1938	0.689	+0.0%
1939	0.689	+0.0%
1940	0.689	+0.0%
1941	0.689	+0.0%
1942	0.689	+0.0%
1943	0.689	+0.0%
1944	0.689	+0.0%
1945	0.689	+0.0%
1946	0.729	+5.8%
1947	0.729	+0.0%
1948	0.765	+4.9%
1949	0.765	+0.0%
1950	0.868	+13.5%
1951	0.868	+0.0%
1952	0.868	+0.0%
1953	0.868	+0.0%
1954	0.868	+0.0%
1955	0.868	+0.0%
1956	0.868	+0.0%
1957	0.881	+1.5%
1958	0.881	+0.0%
1959	0.881	+0.0%
1960	0.881	+0.0%
1961	0.881	+0.0%
1962	0.881	+0.0%
1963	0.881	+0.0%
1964	0.881	+0.0%
1965	0.881	+0.0%
1966	0.881	+0.0%
1967	0.881	+0.0%
1968	0.92	+4.4%
1969	0.92	+0.0%
1970	0.92	+0.0%
1971	0.92	+0.0%
1972	0.92	+0.0%
1973	0.92	+0.0%
1974	0.92	+0.0%
1975	0.935	+1.6%
1976	0.935	+0.0%
1977	0.935	+0.0%
1978	0.935	+0.0%
1979	0.935	+0.0%
1980	0.935	+0.0%
1981	0.935	+0.0%
1982	0.935	+0.0%
1983	0.935	+0.0%
1984	0.935	+0.0%
1985	0.932	-0.3%
1986	0.932	+0.0%
1987	0.932	+0.0%
1988	0.932	+0.0%
1989	0.932	+0.0%
1990	0.932	+0.0%
1991	0.932	+0.0%
1992	0.932	+0.0%
1993	0.932	+0.0%
1994	0.932	+0.0%
1995	0.932	+0.0%
1996	0.932	+0.0%
1997	0.932	+0.0%
1998	0.932	+0.0%
1999	0.932	+0.0%
2000	0.932	+0.0%
2001	0.932	+0.0%
2002	0.932	+0.0%
2003	0.932	+0.0%
2004	0.932	+0.0%
2005	0.932	+0.0%
2006	0.932	+0.0%
2007	0.932	+0.0%
2008	0.932	+0.0%
2009	0.932	+0.0%
2010	0.932	+0.0%
2011	0.932	+0.0%
2012	0.932	+0.0%
2013	0.922	-1.1%
2014	0.931	+1.0%
2015	0.93	-0.1%
2016	0.94	+1.1%
2017	0.907	-3.5%
2018	0.907	+0.0%
2019	0.907	+0.0%
2020	0.867	-4.4%
2021	0.867	+0.0%
2022	0.874	+0.8%
2023	0.873	-0.1%
2024	0.873	+0.0%
2025	0.873	+0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 0.873 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Australia's 0.873 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.693, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.016	0.016	0.016	1
1790s	0.024	0.016	0.032	10
1800s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1810s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1820s	0.0698	0.032	0.086	10
1830s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1840s	0.5036	0.086	0.55	10
1850s	0.5912	0.55	0.653	10
1860s	0.653	0.653	0.653	10
1870s	0.653	0.653	0.653	10
1880s	0.653	0.653	0.653	10
1890s	0.653	0.653	0.653	10
1900s	0.671	0.653	0.689	10
1910s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1920s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1930s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1940s	0.7122	0.689	0.765	10
1950s	0.8719	0.868	0.881	10
1960s	0.8888	0.881	0.92	10
1970s	0.9275	0.92	0.935	10
1980s	0.9335	0.932	0.935	10
1990s	0.932	0.932	0.932	10
2000s	0.932	0.932	0.932	10
2010s	0.924	0.907	0.94	10
2020s	0.8712	0.867	0.874	6

Countries ranked near Australia

32 Poland 0.883 compare
33 Albania 0.88 compare
34 Austria 0.874 compare
36 Netherlands 0.871 compare
37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.865 compare
38 Cyprus 0.863 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Australia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 23,430 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Australia?: Women's civil liberties index in Australia was 0.873 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2016.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1789.
How does Australia rank for women's civil liberties index?: Australia ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.