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Women civil liberties index in Ireland

Ireland: Women civil liberties index was 0.942 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.942
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 2017
All-time low
0.088
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Women civil liberties index in Ireland, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, women civil liberties index in Ireland stood at 0.942. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women civil liberties index in Ireland peaked at 0.942 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.088, in 1789.

That places Ireland 8th 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 civil liberties index in Ireland, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.088 —
1790 0.088 +0.0%
1791 0.088 +0.0%
1792 0.088 +0.0%
1793 0.088 +0.0%
1794 0.088 +0.0%
1795 0.088 +0.0%
1796 0.13 +47.7%
1797 0.13 +0.0%
1798 0.13 +0.0%
1799 0.13 +0.0%
1800 0.13 +0.0%
1801 0.13 +0.0%
1802 0.13 +0.0%
1803 0.13 +0.0%
1804 0.13 +0.0%
1805 0.13 +0.0%
1806 0.13 +0.0%
1807 0.13 +0.0%
1808 0.13 +0.0%
1809 0.13 +0.0%
1810 0.13 +0.0%
1811 0.13 +0.0%
1812 0.13 +0.0%
1813 0.13 +0.0%
1814 0.13 +0.0%
1815 0.13 +0.0%
1816 0.13 +0.0%
1817 0.13 +0.0%
1818 0.13 +0.0%
1819 0.13 +0.0%
1820 0.13 +0.0%
1821 0.13 +0.0%
1822 0.13 +0.0%
1823 0.13 +0.0%
1824 0.13 +0.0%
1825 0.13 +0.0%
1826 0.13 +0.0%
1827 0.13 +0.0%
1828 0.13 +0.0%
1829 0.13 +0.0%
1830 0.13 +0.0%
1831 0.13 +0.0%
1832 0.13 +0.0%
1833 0.181 +39.2%
1834 0.181 +0.0%
1835 0.283 +56.4%
1836 0.283 +0.0%
1837 0.283 +0.0%
1838 0.283 +0.0%
1839 0.283 +0.0%
1840 0.283 +0.0%
1841 0.283 +0.0%
1842 0.283 +0.0%
1843 0.283 +0.0%
1844 0.409 +44.5%
1845 0.409 +0.0%
1846 0.409 +0.0%
1847 0.409 +0.0%
1848 0.409 +0.0%
1849 0.409 +0.0%
1850 0.409 +0.0%
1851 0.409 +0.0%
1852 0.409 +0.0%
1853 0.409 +0.0%
1854 0.409 +0.0%
1855 0.409 +0.0%
1856 0.409 +0.0%
1857 0.409 +0.0%
1858 0.409 +0.0%
1859 0.409 +0.0%
1860 0.409 +0.0%
1861 0.409 +0.0%
1862 0.409 +0.0%
1863 0.409 +0.0%
1864 0.409 +0.0%
1865 0.409 +0.0%
1866 0.409 +0.0%
1867 0.409 +0.0%
1868 0.409 +0.0%
1869 0.409 +0.0%
1870 0.409 +0.0%
1871 0.409 +0.0%
1872 0.409 +0.0%
1873 0.409 +0.0%
1874 0.409 +0.0%
1875 0.409 +0.0%
1876 0.409 +0.0%
1877 0.409 +0.0%
1878 0.409 +0.0%
1879 0.409 +0.0%
1880 0.485 +18.6%
1881 0.485 +0.0%
1882 0.485 +0.0%
1883 0.759 +56.5%
1884 0.759 +0.0%
1885 0.759 +0.0%
1886 0.759 +0.0%
1887 0.759 +0.0%
1888 0.759 +0.0%
1889 0.759 +0.0%
1890 0.759 +0.0%
1891 0.759 +0.0%
1892 0.759 +0.0%
1893 0.759 +0.0%
1894 0.759 +0.0%
1895 0.759 +0.0%
1896 0.759 +0.0%
1897 0.759 +0.0%
1898 0.759 +0.0%
1899 0.759 +0.0%
1900 0.759 +0.0%
1901 0.759 +0.0%
1902 0.759 +0.0%
1903 0.759 +0.0%
1904 0.759 +0.0%
1905 0.759 +0.0%
1906 0.759 +0.0%
1907 0.759 +0.0%
1908 0.759 +0.0%
1909 0.759 +0.0%
1910 0.788 +3.8%
1911 0.804 +2.0%
1912 0.784 -2.5%
1913 0.784 +0.0%
1914 0.767 -2.2%
1915 0.767 +0.0%
1916 0.767 +0.0%
1917 0.767 +0.0%
1918 0.767 +0.0%
1919 0.771 +0.5%
1920 0.771 +0.0%
1921 0.771 +0.0%
1922 0.771 +0.0%
1923 0.771 +0.0%
1924 0.816 +5.8%
1925 0.816 +0.0%
1926 0.824 +1.0%
1927 0.824 +0.0%
1928 0.824 +0.0%
1929 0.824 +0.0%
1930 0.824 +0.0%
1931 0.824 +0.0%
1932 0.824 +0.0%
1933 0.824 +0.0%
1934 0.824 +0.0%
1935 0.824 +0.0%
1936 0.824 +0.0%
1937 0.824 +0.0%
1938 0.824 +0.0%
1939 0.824 +0.0%
1940 0.824 +0.0%
1941 0.824 +0.0%
1942 0.824 +0.0%
1943 0.824 +0.0%
1944 0.824 +0.0%
1945 0.824 +0.0%
1946 0.824 +0.0%
1947 0.824 +0.0%
1948 0.824 +0.0%
1949 0.824 +0.0%
1950 0.824 +0.0%
1951 0.824 +0.0%
1952 0.824 +0.0%
1953 0.824 +0.0%
1954 0.824 +0.0%
1955 0.824 +0.0%
1956 0.824 +0.0%
1957 0.857 +4.0%
1958 0.877 +2.3%
1959 0.877 +0.0%
1960 0.877 +0.0%
1961 0.877 +0.0%
1962 0.877 +0.0%
1963 0.877 +0.0%
1964 0.877 +0.0%
1965 0.877 +0.0%
1966 0.877 +0.0%
1967 0.877 +0.0%
1968 0.877 +0.0%
1969 0.877 +0.0%
1970 0.877 +0.0%
1971 0.877 +0.0%
1972 0.877 +0.0%
1973 0.877 +0.0%
1974 0.91 +3.8%
1975 0.91 +0.0%
1976 0.91 +0.0%
1977 0.91 +0.0%
1978 0.91 +0.0%
1979 0.91 +0.0%
1980 0.91 +0.0%
1981 0.935 +2.7%
1982 0.935 +0.0%
1983 0.935 +0.0%
1984 0.935 +0.0%
1985 0.935 +0.0%
1986 0.935 +0.0%
1987 0.935 +0.0%
1988 0.935 +0.0%
1989 0.935 +0.0%
1990 0.935 +0.0%
1991 0.935 +0.0%
1992 0.935 +0.0%
1993 0.935 +0.0%
1994 0.935 +0.0%
1995 0.935 +0.0%
1996 0.935 +0.0%
1997 0.935 +0.0%
1998 0.935 +0.0%
1999 0.935 +0.0%
2000 0.935 +0.0%
2001 0.935 +0.0%
2002 0.935 +0.0%
2003 0.935 +0.0%
2004 0.935 +0.0%
2005 0.935 +0.0%
2006 0.935 +0.0%
2007 0.935 +0.0%
2008 0.935 +0.0%
2009 0.935 +0.0%
2010 0.935 +0.0%
2011 0.935 +0.0%
2012 0.935 +0.0%
2013 0.935 +0.0%
2014 0.934 -0.1%
2015 0.934 +0.0%
2016 0.934 +0.0%
2017 0.942 +0.9%
2018 0.942 +0.0%
2019 0.941 -0.1%
2020 0.941 +0.0%
2021 0.919 -2.3%
2022 0.942 +2.5%
2023 0.942 +0.0%
2024 0.942 +0.0%
2025 0.942 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.088 0.088 0.088 1
1790s 0.1048 0.088 0.13 10
1800s 0.13 0.13 0.13 10
1810s 0.13 0.13 0.13 10
1820s 0.13 0.13 0.13 10
1830s 0.2167 0.13 0.283 10
1840s 0.3586 0.283 0.409 10
1850s 0.409 0.409 0.409 10
1860s 0.409 0.409 0.409 10
1870s 0.409 0.409 0.409 10
1880s 0.6768 0.485 0.759 10
1890s 0.759 0.759 0.759 10
1900s 0.759 0.759 0.759 10
1910s 0.7766 0.767 0.804 10
1920s 0.8012 0.771 0.824 10
1930s 0.824 0.824 0.824 10
1940s 0.824 0.824 0.824 10
1950s 0.8379 0.824 0.877 10
1960s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1970s 0.8968 0.877 0.91 10
1980s 0.9325 0.91 0.935 10
1990s 0.935 0.935 0.935 10
2000s 0.935 0.935 0.935 10
2010s 0.9367 0.934 0.942 10
2020s 0.938 0.919 0.942 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 5 Luxembourg 0.957 compare
  2. 6 Estonia 0.953 compare
  3. 7 Latvia 0.947 compare
  4. 9 Switzerland 0.94 compare
  5. 10 Iceland 0.939 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 0.935 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women civil liberties index in Ireland?
Women civil liberties index in Ireland was 0.942 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women civil liberties index recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2017.
What is the lowest women civil liberties index recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for women civil liberties index?
Ireland ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women civil liberties index rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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