What is women's civil liberties index in India?

Women's civil liberties index in India was 0.621 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.648 in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1789.

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

India ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.621 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.621

Change on year

up 6.9%

World rank

112th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.648

in 2021

All-time low

0.024

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil liberties index in India is 0.621, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in India peaked at 0.648 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 1789.

India ranks 112th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in India, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.024	—
1790	0.024	+0.0%
1791	0.024	+0.0%
1792	0.024	+0.0%
1793	0.024	+0.0%
1794	0.024	+0.0%
1795	0.024	+0.0%
1796	0.024	+0.0%
1797	0.024	+0.0%
1798	0.024	+0.0%
1799	0.024	+0.0%
1800	0.024	+0.0%
1801	0.024	+0.0%
1802	0.024	+0.0%
1803	0.024	+0.0%
1804	0.024	+0.0%
1805	0.024	+0.0%
1806	0.024	+0.0%
1807	0.024	+0.0%
1808	0.024	+0.0%
1809	0.024	+0.0%
1810	0.024	+0.0%
1811	0.024	+0.0%
1812	0.024	+0.0%
1813	0.024	+0.0%
1814	0.024	+0.0%
1815	0.024	+0.0%
1816	0.024	+0.0%
1817	0.024	+0.0%
1818	0.024	+0.0%
1819	0.024	+0.0%
1820	0.024	+0.0%
1821	0.024	+0.0%
1822	0.024	+0.0%
1823	0.024	+0.0%
1824	0.024	+0.0%
1825	0.024	+0.0%
1826	0.024	+0.0%
1827	0.024	+0.0%
1828	0.024	+0.0%
1829	0.024	+0.0%
1830	0.024	+0.0%
1831	0.024	+0.0%
1832	0.024	+0.0%
1833	0.024	+0.0%
1834	0.024	+0.0%
1835	0.024	+0.0%
1836	0.024	+0.0%
1837	0.024	+0.0%
1838	0.024	+0.0%
1839	0.024	+0.0%
1840	0.024	+0.0%
1841	0.024	+0.0%
1842	0.024	+0.0%
1843	0.024	+0.0%
1844	0.024	+0.0%
1845	0.024	+0.0%
1846	0.024	+0.0%
1847	0.024	+0.0%
1848	0.024	+0.0%
1849	0.024	+0.0%
1850	0.024	+0.0%
1851	0.024	+0.0%
1852	0.024	+0.0%
1853	0.024	+0.0%
1854	0.024	+0.0%
1855	0.024	+0.0%
1856	0.053	+120.8%
1857	0.053	+0.0%
1858	0.098	+84.9%
1859	0.098	+0.0%
1860	0.098	+0.0%
1861	0.098	+0.0%
1862	0.098	+0.0%
1863	0.098	+0.0%
1864	0.098	+0.0%
1865	0.098	+0.0%
1866	0.098	+0.0%
1867	0.098	+0.0%
1868	0.098	+0.0%
1869	0.098	+0.0%
1870	0.098	+0.0%
1871	0.098	+0.0%
1872	0.098	+0.0%
1873	0.098	+0.0%
1874	0.156	+59.2%
1875	0.156	+0.0%
1876	0.156	+0.0%
1877	0.156	+0.0%
1878	0.156	+0.0%
1879	0.156	+0.0%
1880	0.156	+0.0%
1881	0.156	+0.0%
1882	0.156	+0.0%
1883	0.156	+0.0%
1884	0.156	+0.0%
1885	0.156	+0.0%
1886	0.156	+0.0%
1887	0.156	+0.0%
1888	0.156	+0.0%
1889	0.156	+0.0%
1890	0.156	+0.0%
1891	0.156	+0.0%
1892	0.156	+0.0%
1893	0.156	+0.0%
1894	0.156	+0.0%
1895	0.156	+0.0%
1896	0.156	+0.0%
1897	0.156	+0.0%
1898	0.156	+0.0%
1899	0.156	+0.0%
1900	0.156	+0.0%
1901	0.156	+0.0%
1902	0.156	+0.0%
1903	0.156	+0.0%
1904	0.156	+0.0%
1905	0.156	+0.0%
1906	0.156	+0.0%
1907	0.156	+0.0%
1908	0.156	+0.0%
1909	0.156	+0.0%
1910	0.156	+0.0%
1911	0.156	+0.0%
1912	0.156	+0.0%
1913	0.156	+0.0%
1914	0.156	+0.0%
1915	0.156	+0.0%
1916	0.156	+0.0%
1917	0.156	+0.0%
1918	0.156	+0.0%
1919	0.156	+0.0%
1920	0.156	+0.0%
1921	0.156	+0.0%
1922	0.156	+0.0%
1923	0.156	+0.0%
1924	0.156	+0.0%
1925	0.156	+0.0%
1926	0.156	+0.0%
1927	0.156	+0.0%
1928	0.156	+0.0%
1929	0.156	+0.0%
1930	0.156	+0.0%
1931	0.156	+0.0%
1932	0.156	+0.0%
1933	0.156	+0.0%
1934	0.156	+0.0%
1935	0.156	+0.0%
1936	0.156	+0.0%
1937	0.156	+0.0%
1938	0.156	+0.0%
1939	0.156	+0.0%
1940	0.156	+0.0%
1941	0.156	+0.0%
1942	0.156	+0.0%
1943	0.156	+0.0%
1944	0.156	+0.0%
1945	0.156	+0.0%
1946	0.156	+0.0%
1947	0.21	+34.6%
1948	0.491	+133.8%
1949	0.491	+0.0%
1950	0.491	+0.0%
1951	0.491	+0.0%
1952	0.491	+0.0%
1953	0.491	+0.0%
1954	0.491	+0.0%
1955	0.491	+0.0%
1956	0.521	+6.1%
1957	0.521	+0.0%
1958	0.521	+0.0%
1959	0.521	+0.0%
1960	0.521	+0.0%
1961	0.521	+0.0%
1962	0.521	+0.0%
1963	0.521	+0.0%
1964	0.521	+0.0%
1965	0.521	+0.0%
1966	0.521	+0.0%
1967	0.521	+0.0%
1968	0.521	+0.0%
1969	0.521	+0.0%
1970	0.521	+0.0%
1971	0.521	+0.0%
1972	0.521	+0.0%
1973	0.521	+0.0%
1974	0.521	+0.0%
1975	0.497	-4.6%
1976	0.497	+0.0%
1977	0.548	+10.3%
1978	0.548	+0.0%
1979	0.548	+0.0%
1980	0.548	+0.0%
1981	0.548	+0.0%
1982	0.548	+0.0%
1983	0.548	+0.0%
1984	0.548	+0.0%
1985	0.548	+0.0%
1986	0.548	+0.0%
1987	0.548	+0.0%
1988	0.548	+0.0%
1989	0.548	+0.0%
1990	0.548	+0.0%
1991	0.617	+12.6%
1992	0.617	+0.0%
1993	0.617	+0.0%
1994	0.617	+0.0%
1995	0.617	+0.0%
1996	0.626	+1.5%
1997	0.626	+0.0%
1998	0.626	+0.0%
1999	0.626	+0.0%
2000	0.626	+0.0%
2001	0.626	+0.0%
2002	0.626	+0.0%
2003	0.626	+0.0%
2004	0.626	+0.0%
2005	0.626	+0.0%
2006	0.626	+0.0%
2007	0.626	+0.0%
2008	0.626	+0.0%
2009	0.626	+0.0%
2010	0.626	+0.0%
2011	0.626	+0.0%
2012	0.626	+0.0%
2013	0.639	+2.1%
2014	0.639	+0.0%
2015	0.626	-2.0%
2016	0.626	+0.0%
2017	0.644	+2.9%
2018	0.646	+0.3%
2019	0.615	-4.8%
2020	0.623	+1.3%
2021	0.648	+4.0%
2022	0.607	-6.3%
2023	0.612	+0.8%
2024	0.581	-5.1%
2025	0.621	+6.9%

India compared with similar countries

India's 0.621 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.636, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
India's 0.621 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6825, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.024	0.024	0.024	1
1790s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1800s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1810s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1820s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1830s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1840s	0.024	0.024	0.024	10
1850s	0.0446	0.024	0.098	10
1860s	0.098	0.098	0.098	10
1870s	0.1328	0.098	0.156	10
1880s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1890s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1900s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1910s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1920s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1930s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1940s	0.2284	0.156	0.491	10
1950s	0.503	0.491	0.521	10
1960s	0.521	0.521	0.521	10
1970s	0.5243	0.497	0.548	10
1980s	0.548	0.548	0.548	10
1990s	0.6137	0.548	0.626	10
2000s	0.626	0.626	0.626	10
2010s	0.6313	0.615	0.646	10
2020s	0.6153	0.581	0.648	6

Countries ranked near India

109 Mexico 0.637 compare
110 Zimbabwe 0.633 compare
111 Algeria 0.624 compare
113 Kazakhstan 0.604 compare
114 Togo 0.596 compare
115 Peru 0.59 compare

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More gender data for India

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1.18 million (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in India?: Women's civil liberties index in India was 0.621 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.648 in 2021.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1789.
How does India rank for women's civil liberties index?: India ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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.