What is women's civil liberties index in Iran?

Women's civil liberties index in Iran was 0.342 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 1970.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1789.

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

Iran ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iran 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 Iran

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

Iran: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.342 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.342

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.44

in 1970

All-time low

0.014

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil liberties index in Iran is 0.342, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Iran peaked at 0.44 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1789.

Iran ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Iran, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.014	—
1790	0.014	+0.0%
1791	0.014	+0.0%
1792	0.014	+0.0%
1793	0.014	+0.0%
1794	0.014	+0.0%
1795	0.014	+0.0%
1796	0.014	+0.0%
1797	0.014	+0.0%
1798	0.014	+0.0%
1799	0.014	+0.0%
1800	0.014	+0.0%
1801	0.014	+0.0%
1802	0.014	+0.0%
1803	0.014	+0.0%
1804	0.014	+0.0%
1805	0.014	+0.0%
1806	0.014	+0.0%
1807	0.014	+0.0%
1808	0.014	+0.0%
1809	0.014	+0.0%
1810	0.014	+0.0%
1811	0.014	+0.0%
1812	0.014	+0.0%
1813	0.014	+0.0%
1814	0.014	+0.0%
1815	0.014	+0.0%
1816	0.014	+0.0%
1817	0.014	+0.0%
1818	0.014	+0.0%
1819	0.014	+0.0%
1820	0.014	+0.0%
1821	0.014	+0.0%
1822	0.014	+0.0%
1823	0.014	+0.0%
1824	0.014	+0.0%
1825	0.014	+0.0%
1826	0.014	+0.0%
1827	0.014	+0.0%
1828	0.014	+0.0%
1829	0.014	+0.0%
1830	0.014	+0.0%
1831	0.014	+0.0%
1832	0.014	+0.0%
1833	0.014	+0.0%
1834	0.014	+0.0%
1835	0.014	+0.0%
1836	0.014	+0.0%
1837	0.014	+0.0%
1838	0.014	+0.0%
1839	0.014	+0.0%
1840	0.014	+0.0%
1841	0.014	+0.0%
1842	0.014	+0.0%
1843	0.014	+0.0%
1844	0.014	+0.0%
1845	0.014	+0.0%
1846	0.014	+0.0%
1847	0.014	+0.0%
1848	0.025	+78.6%
1849	0.025	+0.0%
1850	0.025	+0.0%
1851	0.025	+0.0%
1852	0.025	+0.0%
1853	0.025	+0.0%
1854	0.025	+0.0%
1855	0.025	+0.0%
1856	0.025	+0.0%
1857	0.025	+0.0%
1858	0.025	+0.0%
1859	0.025	+0.0%
1860	0.025	+0.0%
1861	0.025	+0.0%
1862	0.025	+0.0%
1863	0.025	+0.0%
1864	0.025	+0.0%
1865	0.025	+0.0%
1866	0.025	+0.0%
1867	0.025	+0.0%
1868	0.025	+0.0%
1869	0.025	+0.0%
1870	0.025	+0.0%
1871	0.025	+0.0%
1872	0.025	+0.0%
1873	0.025	+0.0%
1874	0.025	+0.0%
1875	0.025	+0.0%
1876	0.025	+0.0%
1877	0.025	+0.0%
1878	0.025	+0.0%
1879	0.025	+0.0%
1880	0.025	+0.0%
1881	0.025	+0.0%
1882	0.025	+0.0%
1883	0.025	+0.0%
1884	0.025	+0.0%
1885	0.025	+0.0%
1886	0.025	+0.0%
1887	0.025	+0.0%
1888	0.025	+0.0%
1889	0.025	+0.0%
1890	0.025	+0.0%
1891	0.025	+0.0%
1892	0.025	+0.0%
1893	0.026	+4.0%
1894	0.026	+0.0%
1895	0.026	+0.0%
1896	0.026	+0.0%
1897	0.026	+0.0%
1898	0.026	+0.0%
1899	0.026	+0.0%
1900	0.026	+0.0%
1901	0.026	+0.0%
1902	0.026	+0.0%
1903	0.026	+0.0%
1904	0.026	+0.0%
1905	0.026	+0.0%
1906	0.026	+0.0%
1907	0.026	+0.0%
1908	0.026	+0.0%
1909	0.026	+0.0%
1910	0.026	+0.0%
1911	0.026	+0.0%
1912	0.026	+0.0%
1913	0.026	+0.0%
1914	0.026	+0.0%
1915	0.026	+0.0%
1916	0.026	+0.0%
1917	0.026	+0.0%
1918	0.026	+0.0%
1919	0.026	+0.0%
1920	0.026	+0.0%
1921	0.026	+0.0%
1922	0.026	+0.0%
1923	0.03	+15.4%
1924	0.038	+26.7%
1925	0.038	+0.0%
1926	0.053	+39.5%
1927	0.058	+9.4%
1928	0.058	+0.0%
1929	0.058	+0.0%
1930	0.058	+0.0%
1931	0.058	+0.0%
1932	0.058	+0.0%
1933	0.058	+0.0%
1934	0.058	+0.0%
1935	0.058	+0.0%
1936	0.058	+0.0%
1937	0.058	+0.0%
1938	0.058	+0.0%
1939	0.058	+0.0%
1940	0.07	+20.7%
1941	0.103	+47.1%
1942	0.103	+0.0%
1943	0.103	+0.0%
1944	0.103	+0.0%
1945	0.103	+0.0%
1946	0.103	+0.0%
1947	0.103	+0.0%
1948	0.103	+0.0%
1949	0.103	+0.0%
1950	0.12	+16.5%
1951	0.134	+11.7%
1952	0.134	+0.0%
1953	0.134	+0.0%
1954	0.155	+15.7%
1955	0.155	+0.0%
1956	0.155	+0.0%
1957	0.155	+0.0%
1958	0.155	+0.0%
1959	0.167	+7.7%
1960	0.176	+5.4%
1961	0.202	+14.8%
1962	0.35	+73.3%
1963	0.404	+15.4%
1964	0.413	+2.2%
1965	0.413	+0.0%
1966	0.413	+0.0%
1967	0.413	+0.0%
1968	0.413	+0.0%
1969	0.413	+0.0%
1970	0.44	+6.5%
1971	0.44	+0.0%
1972	0.44	+0.0%
1973	0.44	+0.0%
1974	0.44	+0.0%
1975	0.44	+0.0%
1976	0.44	+0.0%
1977	0.44	+0.0%
1978	0.44	+0.0%
1979	0.419	-4.8%
1980	0.193	-53.9%
1981	0.193	+0.0%
1982	0.193	+0.0%
1983	0.193	+0.0%
1984	0.215	+11.4%
1985	0.239	+11.2%
1986	0.239	+0.0%
1987	0.239	+0.0%
1988	0.239	+0.0%
1989	0.262	+9.6%
1990	0.262	+0.0%
1991	0.262	+0.0%
1992	0.262	+0.0%
1993	0.262	+0.0%
1994	0.292	+11.5%
1995	0.292	+0.0%
1996	0.292	+0.0%
1997	0.345	+18.2%
1998	0.39	+13.0%
1999	0.39	+0.0%
2000	0.39	+0.0%
2001	0.39	+0.0%
2002	0.39	+0.0%
2003	0.39	+0.0%
2004	0.39	+0.0%
2005	0.39	+0.0%
2006	0.39	+0.0%
2007	0.39	+0.0%
2008	0.39	+0.0%
2009	0.39	+0.0%
2010	0.37	-5.1%
2011	0.365	-1.4%
2012	0.365	+0.0%
2013	0.39	+6.8%
2014	0.39	+0.0%
2015	0.397	+1.8%
2016	0.397	+0.0%
2017	0.399	+0.5%
2018	0.422	+5.8%
2019	0.422	+0.0%
2020	0.391	-7.3%
2021	0.374	-4.3%
2022	0.344	-8.0%
2023	0.337	-2.0%
2024	0.342	+1.5%
2025	0.342	+0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

Iran's 0.342 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7015, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Iran's 0.342 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.445, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.014	0.014	0.014	1
1790s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1800s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1810s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1820s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1830s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1840s	0.0162	0.014	0.025	10
1850s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1860s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1870s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1880s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1890s	0.0257	0.025	0.026	10
1900s	0.026	0.026	0.026	10
1910s	0.026	0.026	0.026	10
1920s	0.0411	0.026	0.058	10
1930s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1940s	0.0997	0.07	0.103	10
1950s	0.1464	0.12	0.167	10
1960s	0.361	0.176	0.413	10
1970s	0.4379	0.419	0.44	10
1980s	0.2205	0.193	0.262	10
1990s	0.3049	0.262	0.39	10
2000s	0.39	0.39	0.39	10
2010s	0.3917	0.365	0.422	10
2020s	0.355	0.337	0.391	6

Countries ranked near Iran

148 China 0.366 compare
149 Pakistan 0.363 compare
150 Syria 0.352 compare
152 Iraq 0.34 compare
153 Mauritania 0.322 compare
154 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.314 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Iran

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 77,077 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)

All data for Iran →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Iran?: Women's civil liberties index in Iran was 0.342 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 1970.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1789.
How does Iran rank for women's civil liberties index?: Iran ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran 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.