Women's Civil Liberties Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.927 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Lithuania, 1795–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's civil liberties index in Lithuania is 0.927, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Lithuania peaked at 0.95 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1940.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 | 0.026 | — |
| 1796 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.032 | +23.1% |
| 1802 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.062 | +93.8% |
| 1849 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.108 | +74.2% |
| 1866 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.163 | +50.9% |
| 1875 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.22 | +35.0% |
| 1895 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.202 | -8.2% |
| 1906 | 0.262 | +29.7% |
| 1907 | 0.267 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.276 | +3.4% |
| 1909 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.28 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.231 | -17.5% |
| 1916 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.243 | +5.2% |
| 1918 | 0.657 | +170.4% |
| 1919 | 0.724 | +10.2% |
| 1920 | 0.72 | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.746 | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.751 | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.727 | -3.2% |
| 1926 | 0.698 | -4.0% |
| 1927 | 0.616 | -11.7% |
| 1928 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.635 | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.647 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.633 | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.009 | -98.6% |
| 1941 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.013 | +44.4% |
| 1947 | 0.014 | +7.7% |
| 1948 | 0.012 | -14.3% |
| 1949 | 0.011 | -8.3% |
| 1950 | 0.011 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.011 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.011 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.012 | +9.1% |
| 1954 | 0.058 | +383.3% |
| 1955 | 0.064 | +10.3% |
| 1956 | 0.094 | +46.9% |
| 1957 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.104 | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.092 | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.096 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.113 | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 0.119 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.147 | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 0.137 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.903 | +559.1% |
| 1991 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.913 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.926 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.945 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.948 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.942 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.935 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.891 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.927 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.927 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.927 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 5 |
| 1800s | 0.0314 | 0.026 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.038 | 0.032 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.085 | 0.062 | 0.108 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.141 | 0.108 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.163 | 0.163 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1972 | 0.163 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2383 | 0.202 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3486 | 0.231 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6969 | 0.616 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.636 | 0.633 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0104 | 0.009 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0543 | 0.011 | 0.094 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0942 | 0.092 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1115 | 0.096 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9109 | 0.903 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9451 | 0.926 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9475 | 0.935 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9197 | 0.891 | 0.927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 14 Costa Rica 0.93 compare
- 14 New Zealand 0.93 compare
- 16 Japan 0.927 compare
- 18 Seychelles 0.926 compare
- 18 South Korea 0.926 compare
More gender data for Lithuania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 361.11 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,345 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,345 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil liberties index in Lithuania?
- Women's civil liberties index in Lithuania was 0.927 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2006.
- What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1940.
- How does Lithuania rank for women's civil liberties index?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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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.