What is women's civil liberties index in Denmark?

Women's civil liberties index in Denmark was 0.971 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.503 in 1789.

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

Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark 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 Denmark

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

Denmark: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.971 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.971

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.977

in 2015

All-time low

0.503

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.971 for women's civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Denmark peaked at 0.977 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.503, in 1789.

That places Denmark 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.503	—
1790	0.503	+0.0%
1791	0.503	+0.0%
1792	0.503	+0.0%
1793	0.503	+0.0%
1794	0.503	+0.0%
1795	0.503	+0.0%
1796	0.503	+0.0%
1797	0.503	+0.0%
1798	0.503	+0.0%
1799	0.503	+0.0%
1800	0.503	+0.0%
1801	0.503	+0.0%
1802	0.503	+0.0%
1803	0.503	+0.0%
1804	0.503	+0.0%
1805	0.503	+0.0%
1806	0.503	+0.0%
1807	0.503	+0.0%
1808	0.503	+0.0%
1809	0.503	+0.0%
1810	0.503	+0.0%
1811	0.503	+0.0%
1812	0.503	+0.0%
1813	0.503	+0.0%
1814	0.503	+0.0%
1815	0.503	+0.0%
1816	0.503	+0.0%
1817	0.503	+0.0%
1818	0.503	+0.0%
1819	0.503	+0.0%
1820	0.503	+0.0%
1821	0.503	+0.0%
1822	0.503	+0.0%
1823	0.503	+0.0%
1824	0.503	+0.0%
1825	0.503	+0.0%
1826	0.503	+0.0%
1827	0.503	+0.0%
1828	0.503	+0.0%
1829	0.503	+0.0%
1830	0.503	+0.0%
1831	0.503	+0.0%
1832	0.503	+0.0%
1833	0.503	+0.0%
1834	0.503	+0.0%
1835	0.503	+0.0%
1836	0.503	+0.0%
1837	0.503	+0.0%
1838	0.503	+0.0%
1839	0.503	+0.0%
1840	0.503	+0.0%
1841	0.503	+0.0%
1842	0.503	+0.0%
1843	0.503	+0.0%
1844	0.503	+0.0%
1845	0.503	+0.0%
1846	0.503	+0.0%
1847	0.503	+0.0%
1848	0.503	+0.0%
1849	0.611	+21.5%
1850	0.611	+0.0%
1851	0.611	+0.0%
1852	0.611	+0.0%
1853	0.611	+0.0%
1854	0.611	+0.0%
1855	0.611	+0.0%
1856	0.611	+0.0%
1857	0.735	+20.3%
1858	0.735	+0.0%
1859	0.735	+0.0%
1860	0.735	+0.0%
1861	0.735	+0.0%
1862	0.735	+0.0%
1863	0.735	+0.0%
1864	0.735	+0.0%
1865	0.735	+0.0%
1866	0.735	+0.0%
1867	0.735	+0.0%
1868	0.735	+0.0%
1869	0.735	+0.0%
1870	0.735	+0.0%
1871	0.735	+0.0%
1872	0.735	+0.0%
1873	0.735	+0.0%
1874	0.735	+0.0%
1875	0.735	+0.0%
1876	0.735	+0.0%
1877	0.735	+0.0%
1878	0.735	+0.0%
1879	0.735	+0.0%
1880	0.784	+6.7%
1881	0.784	+0.0%
1882	0.784	+0.0%
1883	0.784	+0.0%
1884	0.784	+0.0%
1885	0.784	+0.0%
1886	0.784	+0.0%
1887	0.784	+0.0%
1888	0.784	+0.0%
1889	0.784	+0.0%
1890	0.784	+0.0%
1891	0.784	+0.0%
1892	0.784	+0.0%
1893	0.784	+0.0%
1894	0.784	+0.0%
1895	0.784	+0.0%
1896	0.784	+0.0%
1897	0.784	+0.0%
1898	0.784	+0.0%
1899	0.863	+10.1%
1900	0.863	+0.0%
1901	0.863	+0.0%
1902	0.863	+0.0%
1903	0.863	+0.0%
1904	0.863	+0.0%
1905	0.863	+0.0%
1906	0.863	+0.0%
1907	0.863	+0.0%
1908	0.863	+0.0%
1909	0.863	+0.0%
1910	0.863	+0.0%
1911	0.863	+0.0%
1912	0.863	+0.0%
1913	0.863	+0.0%
1914	0.863	+0.0%
1915	0.863	+0.0%
1916	0.872	+1.0%
1917	0.872	+0.0%
1918	0.872	+0.0%
1919	0.872	+0.0%
1920	0.872	+0.0%
1921	0.872	+0.0%
1922	0.872	+0.0%
1923	0.872	+0.0%
1924	0.872	+0.0%
1925	0.916	+5.0%
1926	0.916	+0.0%
1927	0.916	+0.0%
1928	0.916	+0.0%
1929	0.916	+0.0%
1930	0.916	+0.0%
1931	0.916	+0.0%
1932	0.916	+0.0%
1933	0.916	+0.0%
1934	0.916	+0.0%
1935	0.916	+0.0%
1936	0.916	+0.0%
1937	0.916	+0.0%
1938	0.916	+0.0%
1939	0.916	+0.0%
1940	0.722	-21.2%
1941	0.709	-1.8%
1942	0.709	+0.0%
1943	0.674	-4.9%
1944	0.674	+0.0%
1945	0.704	+4.5%
1946	0.94	+33.5%
1947	0.94	+0.0%
1948	0.948	+0.9%
1949	0.948	+0.0%
1950	0.948	+0.0%
1951	0.948	+0.0%
1952	0.948	+0.0%
1953	0.948	+0.0%
1954	0.948	+0.0%
1955	0.948	+0.0%
1956	0.948	+0.0%
1957	0.948	+0.0%
1958	0.948	+0.0%
1959	0.948	+0.0%
1960	0.948	+0.0%
1961	0.948	+0.0%
1962	0.948	+0.0%
1963	0.948	+0.0%
1964	0.948	+0.0%
1965	0.948	+0.0%
1966	0.948	+0.0%
1967	0.948	+0.0%
1968	0.948	+0.0%
1969	0.948	+0.0%
1970	0.948	+0.0%
1971	0.948	+0.0%
1972	0.948	+0.0%
1973	0.968	+2.1%
1974	0.968	+0.0%
1975	0.968	+0.0%
1976	0.968	+0.0%
1977	0.968	+0.0%
1978	0.968	+0.0%
1979	0.968	+0.0%
1980	0.968	+0.0%
1981	0.968	+0.0%
1982	0.968	+0.0%
1983	0.968	+0.0%
1984	0.968	+0.0%
1985	0.968	+0.0%
1986	0.968	+0.0%
1987	0.968	+0.0%
1988	0.968	+0.0%
1989	0.968	+0.0%
1990	0.968	+0.0%
1991	0.968	+0.0%
1992	0.968	+0.0%
1993	0.968	+0.0%
1994	0.968	+0.0%
1995	0.968	+0.0%
1996	0.968	+0.0%
1997	0.968	+0.0%
1998	0.968	+0.0%
1999	0.968	+0.0%
2000	0.968	+0.0%
2001	0.968	+0.0%
2002	0.968	+0.0%
2003	0.968	+0.0%
2004	0.968	+0.0%
2005	0.968	+0.0%
2006	0.968	+0.0%
2007	0.968	+0.0%
2008	0.968	+0.0%
2009	0.968	+0.0%
2010	0.968	+0.0%
2011	0.968	+0.0%
2012	0.968	+0.0%
2013	0.968	+0.0%
2014	0.968	+0.0%
2015	0.977	+0.9%
2016	0.977	+0.0%
2017	0.977	+0.0%
2018	0.977	+0.0%
2019	0.977	+0.0%
2020	0.962	-1.5%
2021	0.97	+0.8%
2022	0.971	+0.1%
2023	0.971	+0.0%
2024	0.971	+0.0%
2025	0.971	+0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Denmark's 0.971 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8725, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.503	0.503	0.503	1
1790s	0.503	0.503	0.503	10
1800s	0.503	0.503	0.503	10
1810s	0.503	0.503	0.503	10
1820s	0.503	0.503	0.503	10
1830s	0.503	0.503	0.503	10
1840s	0.5138	0.503	0.611	10
1850s	0.6482	0.611	0.735	10
1860s	0.735	0.735	0.735	10
1870s	0.735	0.735	0.735	10
1880s	0.784	0.784	0.784	10
1890s	0.7919	0.784	0.863	10
1900s	0.863	0.863	0.863	10
1910s	0.8666	0.863	0.872	10
1920s	0.894	0.872	0.916	10
1930s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1940s	0.7968	0.674	0.948	10
1950s	0.948	0.948	0.948	10
1960s	0.948	0.948	0.948	10
1970s	0.962	0.948	0.968	10
1980s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
1990s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2000s	0.968	0.968	0.968	10
2010s	0.9725	0.968	0.977	10
2020s	0.9693	0.962	0.971	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

1 Germany 0.976 compare
2 Belgium 0.972 compare
4 Spain 0.962 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.957 compare
6 Estonia 0.953 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Denmark

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 5,145 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,145 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2008 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Denmark?: Women's civil liberties index in Denmark was 0.971 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2015.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.503 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for women's civil liberties index?: Denmark ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.