What is women's civil liberties index in China?

Women's civil liberties index in China was 0.366 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 2011.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1789.

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

China ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China 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 China

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

China: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.366 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.366

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

148th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.375

in 2011

All-time low

0.028

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil liberties index in China stood at 0.366.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in China peaked at 0.375 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1789.

That places China 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in China, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.028	—
1790	0.028	+0.0%
1791	0.028	+0.0%
1792	0.028	+0.0%
1793	0.028	+0.0%
1794	0.028	+0.0%
1795	0.028	+0.0%
1796	0.028	+0.0%
1797	0.028	+0.0%
1798	0.028	+0.0%
1799	0.028	+0.0%
1800	0.028	+0.0%
1801	0.028	+0.0%
1802	0.028	+0.0%
1803	0.028	+0.0%
1804	0.028	+0.0%
1805	0.028	+0.0%
1806	0.028	+0.0%
1807	0.028	+0.0%
1808	0.028	+0.0%
1809	0.028	+0.0%
1810	0.028	+0.0%
1811	0.028	+0.0%
1812	0.028	+0.0%
1813	0.028	+0.0%
1814	0.028	+0.0%
1815	0.028	+0.0%
1816	0.028	+0.0%
1817	0.028	+0.0%
1818	0.028	+0.0%
1819	0.028	+0.0%
1820	0.028	+0.0%
1821	0.028	+0.0%
1822	0.028	+0.0%
1823	0.028	+0.0%
1824	0.028	+0.0%
1825	0.028	+0.0%
1826	0.028	+0.0%
1827	0.028	+0.0%
1828	0.028	+0.0%
1829	0.028	+0.0%
1830	0.028	+0.0%
1831	0.028	+0.0%
1832	0.028	+0.0%
1833	0.028	+0.0%
1834	0.028	+0.0%
1835	0.028	+0.0%
1836	0.028	+0.0%
1837	0.028	+0.0%
1838	0.028	+0.0%
1839	0.028	+0.0%
1840	0.028	+0.0%
1841	0.028	+0.0%
1842	0.028	+0.0%
1843	0.028	+0.0%
1844	0.028	+0.0%
1845	0.028	+0.0%
1846	0.028	+0.0%
1847	0.028	+0.0%
1848	0.028	+0.0%
1849	0.028	+0.0%
1850	0.028	+0.0%
1851	0.028	+0.0%
1852	0.028	+0.0%
1853	0.028	+0.0%
1854	0.028	+0.0%
1855	0.028	+0.0%
1856	0.028	+0.0%
1857	0.028	+0.0%
1858	0.028	+0.0%
1859	0.028	+0.0%
1860	0.028	+0.0%
1861	0.028	+0.0%
1862	0.028	+0.0%
1863	0.028	+0.0%
1864	0.028	+0.0%
1865	0.028	+0.0%
1866	0.028	+0.0%
1867	0.028	+0.0%
1868	0.028	+0.0%
1869	0.028	+0.0%
1870	0.028	+0.0%
1871	0.028	+0.0%
1872	0.028	+0.0%
1873	0.028	+0.0%
1874	0.028	+0.0%
1875	0.028	+0.0%
1876	0.028	+0.0%
1877	0.028	+0.0%
1878	0.028	+0.0%
1879	0.028	+0.0%
1880	0.028	+0.0%
1881	0.028	+0.0%
1882	0.028	+0.0%
1883	0.028	+0.0%
1884	0.028	+0.0%
1885	0.028	+0.0%
1886	0.028	+0.0%
1887	0.028	+0.0%
1888	0.028	+0.0%
1889	0.028	+0.0%
1890	0.028	+0.0%
1891	0.028	+0.0%
1892	0.028	+0.0%
1893	0.028	+0.0%
1894	0.028	+0.0%
1895	0.028	+0.0%
1896	0.028	+0.0%
1897	0.028	+0.0%
1898	0.028	+0.0%
1899	0.028	+0.0%
1900	0.028	+0.0%
1901	0.028	+0.0%
1902	0.028	+0.0%
1903	0.028	+0.0%
1904	0.028	+0.0%
1905	0.028	+0.0%
1906	0.028	+0.0%
1907	0.028	+0.0%
1908	0.028	+0.0%
1909	0.028	+0.0%
1910	0.028	+0.0%
1911	0.028	+0.0%
1912	0.056	+100.0%
1913	0.095	+69.6%
1914	0.095	+0.0%
1915	0.095	+0.0%
1916	0.095	+0.0%
1917	0.095	+0.0%
1918	0.095	+0.0%
1919	0.095	+0.0%
1920	0.095	+0.0%
1921	0.095	+0.0%
1922	0.095	+0.0%
1923	0.095	+0.0%
1924	0.095	+0.0%
1925	0.095	+0.0%
1926	0.095	+0.0%
1927	0.086	-9.5%
1928	0.086	+0.0%
1929	0.101	+17.4%
1930	0.101	+0.0%
1931	0.101	+0.0%
1932	0.101	+0.0%
1933	0.101	+0.0%
1934	0.101	+0.0%
1935	0.101	+0.0%
1936	0.101	+0.0%
1937	0.101	+0.0%
1938	0.101	+0.0%
1939	0.101	+0.0%
1940	0.101	+0.0%
1941	0.101	+0.0%
1942	0.101	+0.0%
1943	0.101	+0.0%
1944	0.101	+0.0%
1945	0.112	+10.9%
1946	0.112	+0.0%
1947	0.112	+0.0%
1948	0.112	+0.0%
1949	0.075	-33.0%
1950	0.062	-17.3%
1951	0.062	+0.0%
1952	0.062	+0.0%
1953	0.062	+0.0%
1954	0.062	+0.0%
1955	0.062	+0.0%
1956	0.062	+0.0%
1957	0.044	-29.0%
1958	0.033	-25.0%
1959	0.033	+0.0%
1960	0.033	+0.0%
1961	0.033	+0.0%
1962	0.033	+0.0%
1963	0.033	+0.0%
1964	0.033	+0.0%
1965	0.032	-3.0%
1966	0.032	+0.0%
1967	0.032	+0.0%
1968	0.032	+0.0%
1969	0.032	+0.0%
1970	0.032	+0.0%
1971	0.032	+0.0%
1972	0.032	+0.0%
1973	0.032	+0.0%
1974	0.032	+0.0%
1975	0.034	+6.3%
1976	0.034	+0.0%
1977	0.034	+0.0%
1978	0.074	+117.6%
1979	0.188	+154.1%
1980	0.26	+38.3%
1981	0.285	+9.6%
1982	0.285	+0.0%
1983	0.285	+0.0%
1984	0.285	+0.0%
1985	0.285	+0.0%
1986	0.285	+0.0%
1987	0.285	+0.0%
1988	0.285	+0.0%
1989	0.285	+0.0%
1990	0.285	+0.0%
1991	0.285	+0.0%
1992	0.285	+0.0%
1993	0.298	+4.6%
1994	0.298	+0.0%
1995	0.307	+3.0%
1996	0.321	+4.6%
1997	0.306	-4.7%
1998	0.321	+4.9%
1999	0.336	+4.7%
2000	0.336	+0.0%
2001	0.336	+0.0%
2002	0.345	+2.7%
2003	0.345	+0.0%
2004	0.345	+0.0%
2005	0.356	+3.2%
2006	0.356	+0.0%
2007	0.351	-1.4%
2008	0.351	+0.0%
2009	0.351	+0.0%
2010	0.351	+0.0%
2011	0.375	+6.8%
2012	0.357	-4.8%
2013	0.356	-0.3%
2014	0.356	+0.0%
2015	0.361	+1.4%
2016	0.358	-0.8%
2017	0.357	-0.3%
2018	0.339	-5.0%
2019	0.326	-3.8%
2020	0.321	-1.5%
2021	0.339	+5.6%
2022	0.326	-3.8%
2023	0.325	-0.3%
2024	0.37	+13.8%
2025	0.366	-1.1%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0.366 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7015, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
China's 0.366 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.693, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.028	0.028	0.028	1
1790s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1800s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1810s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1820s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1830s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1840s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1850s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1860s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1870s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1880s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1890s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1900s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1910s	0.0777	0.028	0.095	10
1920s	0.0938	0.086	0.101	10
1930s	0.101	0.101	0.101	10
1940s	0.1028	0.075	0.112	10
1950s	0.0544	0.033	0.062	10
1960s	0.0325	0.032	0.033	10
1970s	0.0524	0.032	0.188	10
1980s	0.2825	0.26	0.285	10
1990s	0.3042	0.285	0.336	10
2000s	0.3472	0.336	0.356	10
2010s	0.3536	0.326	0.375	10
2020s	0.3412	0.321	0.37	6

Countries ranked near China

145 Cambodia 0.386 compare
146 Comoros 0.383 compare
147 Congo 0.369 compare
149 Pakistan 0.363 compare
150 Syria 0.352 compare
151 Iran 0.342 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for China

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1.23 million (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in China?: Women's civil liberties index in China was 0.366 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1789.
How does China rank for women's civil liberties index?: China ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.