Women's Civil Liberties Index in Moldova
Moldova: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.859 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Moldova, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's civil liberties index in Moldova is 0.859, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Moldova peaked at 0.871 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1940.
Moldova ranks 41st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Civil Liberties Index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.026 | — |
| 1790 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.039 | -84.0% |
| 1919 | 0.041 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | 0.009 | -78.0% |
| 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 | 0.688 | +402.2% |
| 1991 | 0.776 | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.793 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.828 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.854 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.86 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.829 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.843 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.841 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.813 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.86 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.871 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.853 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.811 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.837 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.859 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.859 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7015, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.859 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8725, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 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 | 0.2185 | 0.039 | 0.28 | 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 | 0.8044 | 0.688 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8376 | 0.813 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8584 | 0.853 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8473 | 0.811 | 0.859 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil liberties index in Moldova?
- Women's civil liberties index in Moldova was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1940.
- How does Moldova rank for women's civil liberties index?
- Moldova ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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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About this data
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.