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Women civil liberties index in France

France: Women civil liberties index was 0.897 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.897
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 2018
All-time low
0.253
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Women civil liberties index in France, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women civil liberties index in France is 0.897, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in France peaked at 0.942 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.253, in 1789.

France ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Women civil liberties index in France, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.253 —
1790 0.253 +0.0%
1791 0.404 +59.7%
1792 0.404 +0.0%
1793 0.404 +0.0%
1794 0.404 +0.0%
1795 0.509 +26.0%
1796 0.509 +0.0%
1797 0.509 +0.0%
1798 0.509 +0.0%
1799 0.509 +0.0%
1800 0.509 +0.0%
1801 0.619 +21.6%
1802 0.619 +0.0%
1803 0.619 +0.0%
1804 0.619 +0.0%
1805 0.619 +0.0%
1806 0.619 +0.0%
1807 0.619 +0.0%
1808 0.619 +0.0%
1809 0.619 +0.0%
1810 0.619 +0.0%
1811 0.619 +0.0%
1812 0.619 +0.0%
1813 0.619 +0.0%
1814 0.619 +0.0%
1815 0.619 +0.0%
1816 0.619 +0.0%
1817 0.619 +0.0%
1818 0.619 +0.0%
1819 0.619 +0.0%
1820 0.619 +0.0%
1821 0.619 +0.0%
1822 0.619 +0.0%
1823 0.619 +0.0%
1824 0.619 +0.0%
1825 0.619 +0.0%
1826 0.619 +0.0%
1827 0.619 +0.0%
1828 0.619 +0.0%
1829 0.619 +0.0%
1830 0.619 +0.0%
1831 0.619 +0.0%
1832 0.619 +0.0%
1833 0.619 +0.0%
1834 0.619 +0.0%
1835 0.619 +0.0%
1836 0.619 +0.0%
1837 0.619 +0.0%
1838 0.619 +0.0%
1839 0.619 +0.0%
1840 0.619 +0.0%
1841 0.619 +0.0%
1842 0.619 +0.0%
1843 0.619 +0.0%
1844 0.619 +0.0%
1845 0.619 +0.0%
1846 0.619 +0.0%
1847 0.619 +0.0%
1848 0.724 +17.0%
1849 0.724 +0.0%
1850 0.724 +0.0%
1851 0.626 -13.5%
1852 0.626 +0.0%
1853 0.626 +0.0%
1854 0.626 +0.0%
1855 0.626 +0.0%
1856 0.626 +0.0%
1857 0.626 +0.0%
1858 0.626 +0.0%
1859 0.626 +0.0%
1860 0.626 +0.0%
1861 0.626 +0.0%
1862 0.626 +0.0%
1863 0.626 +0.0%
1864 0.626 +0.0%
1865 0.626 +0.0%
1866 0.626 +0.0%
1867 0.626 +0.0%
1868 0.626 +0.0%
1869 0.626 +0.0%
1870 0.518 -17.3%
1871 0.518 +0.0%
1872 0.732 +41.3%
1873 0.732 +0.0%
1874 0.732 +0.0%
1875 0.732 +0.0%
1876 0.732 +0.0%
1877 0.732 +0.0%
1878 0.732 +0.0%
1879 0.732 +0.0%
1880 0.732 +0.0%
1881 0.732 +0.0%
1882 0.732 +0.0%
1883 0.732 +0.0%
1884 0.732 +0.0%
1885 0.732 +0.0%
1886 0.732 +0.0%
1887 0.732 +0.0%
1888 0.732 +0.0%
1889 0.732 +0.0%
1890 0.732 +0.0%
1891 0.732 +0.0%
1892 0.732 +0.0%
1893 0.732 +0.0%
1894 0.732 +0.0%
1895 0.732 +0.0%
1896 0.732 +0.0%
1897 0.732 +0.0%
1898 0.732 +0.0%
1899 0.732 +0.0%
1900 0.732 +0.0%
1901 0.732 +0.0%
1902 0.732 +0.0%
1903 0.732 +0.0%
1904 0.732 +0.0%
1905 0.732 +0.0%
1906 0.732 +0.0%
1907 0.756 +3.3%
1908 0.756 +0.0%
1909 0.756 +0.0%
1910 0.756 +0.0%
1911 0.756 +0.0%
1912 0.756 +0.0%
1913 0.756 +0.0%
1914 0.737 -2.5%
1915 0.737 +0.0%
1916 0.749 +1.6%
1917 0.749 +0.0%
1918 0.749 +0.0%
1919 0.762 +1.7%
1920 0.762 +0.0%
1921 0.762 +0.0%
1922 0.762 +0.0%
1923 0.762 +0.0%
1924 0.762 +0.0%
1925 0.762 +0.0%
1926 0.762 +0.0%
1927 0.762 +0.0%
1928 0.762 +0.0%
1929 0.762 +0.0%
1930 0.762 +0.0%
1931 0.762 +0.0%
1932 0.762 +0.0%
1933 0.762 +0.0%
1934 0.762 +0.0%
1935 0.762 +0.0%
1936 0.762 +0.0%
1937 0.762 +0.0%
1938 0.769 +0.9%
1939 0.699 -9.1%
1940 0.474 -32.2%
1941 0.475 +0.2%
1942 0.475 +0.0%
1943 0.475 +0.0%
1944 0.475 +0.0%
1945 0.834 +75.6%
1946 0.896 +7.4%
1947 0.898 +0.2%
1948 0.898 +0.0%
1949 0.898 +0.0%
1950 0.898 +0.0%
1951 0.898 +0.0%
1952 0.898 +0.0%
1953 0.898 +0.0%
1954 0.898 +0.0%
1955 0.898 +0.0%
1956 0.898 +0.0%
1957 0.898 +0.0%
1958 0.898 +0.0%
1959 0.898 +0.0%
1960 0.898 +0.0%
1961 0.898 +0.0%
1962 0.898 +0.0%
1963 0.898 +0.0%
1964 0.898 +0.0%
1965 0.898 +0.0%
1966 0.929 +3.5%
1967 0.929 +0.0%
1968 0.929 +0.0%
1969 0.929 +0.0%
1970 0.929 +0.0%
1971 0.929 +0.0%
1972 0.929 +0.0%
1973 0.929 +0.0%
1974 0.929 +0.0%
1975 0.929 +0.0%
1976 0.93 +0.1%
1977 0.93 +0.0%
1978 0.93 +0.0%
1979 0.93 +0.0%
1980 0.93 +0.0%
1981 0.93 +0.0%
1982 0.93 +0.0%
1983 0.93 +0.0%
1984 0.93 +0.0%
1985 0.93 +0.0%
1986 0.93 +0.0%
1987 0.93 +0.0%
1988 0.93 +0.0%
1989 0.93 +0.0%
1990 0.93 +0.0%
1991 0.93 +0.0%
1992 0.941 +1.2%
1993 0.941 +0.0%
1994 0.941 +0.0%
1995 0.941 +0.0%
1996 0.941 +0.0%
1997 0.941 +0.0%
1998 0.941 +0.0%
1999 0.941 +0.0%
2000 0.941 +0.0%
2001 0.941 +0.0%
2002 0.941 +0.0%
2003 0.941 +0.0%
2004 0.941 +0.0%
2005 0.941 +0.0%
2006 0.941 +0.0%
2007 0.941 +0.0%
2008 0.941 +0.0%
2009 0.941 +0.0%
2010 0.941 +0.0%
2011 0.941 +0.0%
2012 0.941 +0.0%
2013 0.941 +0.0%
2014 0.941 +0.0%
2015 0.941 +0.0%
2016 0.941 +0.0%
2017 0.941 +0.0%
2018 0.942 +0.1%
2019 0.942 +0.0%
2020 0.902 -4.2%
2021 0.9 -0.2%
2022 0.9 +0.0%
2023 0.897 -0.3%
2024 0.897 +0.0%
2025 0.897 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.253 0.253 0.253 1
1790s 0.4414 0.253 0.509 10
1800s 0.608 0.509 0.619 10
1810s 0.619 0.619 0.619 10
1820s 0.619 0.619 0.619 10
1830s 0.619 0.619 0.619 10
1840s 0.64 0.619 0.724 10
1850s 0.6358 0.626 0.724 10
1860s 0.626 0.626 0.626 10
1870s 0.6892 0.518 0.732 10
1880s 0.732 0.732 0.732 10
1890s 0.732 0.732 0.732 10
1900s 0.7392 0.732 0.756 10
1910s 0.7507 0.737 0.762 10
1920s 0.762 0.762 0.762 10
1930s 0.7564 0.699 0.769 10
1940s 0.6798 0.474 0.898 10
1950s 0.898 0.898 0.898 10
1960s 0.9104 0.898 0.929 10
1970s 0.9294 0.929 0.93 10
1980s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1990s 0.9388 0.93 0.941 10
2000s 0.941 0.941 0.941 10
2010s 0.9412 0.941 0.942 10
2020s 0.8988 0.897 0.902 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 25 Finland 0.906 compare
  2. 26 Croatia 0.901 compare
  3. 26 Norway 0.901 compare
  4. 28 Benin 0.897 compare
  5. 30 Chile 0.888 compare
  6. 31 Jamaica 0.887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in France?
Women civil liberties index in France was 0.897 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2018.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.253 in 1789.
How does France rank for women civil liberties index?
France ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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