What is women's civil liberties index in Netherlands?

Women's civil liberties index in Netherlands was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2017.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.524 in 1941.

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

Netherlands ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.871 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.871

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

36th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.94

in 2017

All-time low

0.524

in 1941

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil liberties index in Netherlands stood at 0.871.

That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Netherlands peaked at 0.94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.524, in 1941.

Netherlands ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Netherlands, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.717	—
1790	0.717	+0.0%
1791	0.717	+0.0%
1792	0.717	+0.0%
1793	0.717	+0.0%
1794	0.717	+0.0%
1795	0.717	+0.0%
1796	0.717	+0.0%
1797	0.717	+0.0%
1798	0.717	+0.0%
1799	0.717	+0.0%
1800	0.717	+0.0%
1801	0.717	+0.0%
1802	0.717	+0.0%
1803	0.717	+0.0%
1804	0.717	+0.0%
1805	0.717	+0.0%
1806	0.717	+0.0%
1807	0.717	+0.0%
1808	0.717	+0.0%
1809	0.717	+0.0%
1810	0.717	+0.0%
1811	0.619	-13.7%
1812	0.619	+0.0%
1813	0.594	-4.0%
1814	0.594	+0.0%
1815	0.765	+28.8%
1816	0.83	+8.5%
1817	0.83	+0.0%
1818	0.83	+0.0%
1819	0.83	+0.0%
1820	0.83	+0.0%
1821	0.83	+0.0%
1822	0.83	+0.0%
1823	0.83	+0.0%
1824	0.83	+0.0%
1825	0.83	+0.0%
1826	0.83	+0.0%
1827	0.83	+0.0%
1828	0.83	+0.0%
1829	0.83	+0.0%
1830	0.83	+0.0%
1831	0.83	+0.0%
1832	0.83	+0.0%
1833	0.83	+0.0%
1834	0.83	+0.0%
1835	0.83	+0.0%
1836	0.83	+0.0%
1837	0.83	+0.0%
1838	0.83	+0.0%
1839	0.83	+0.0%
1840	0.83	+0.0%
1841	0.83	+0.0%
1842	0.83	+0.0%
1843	0.83	+0.0%
1844	0.83	+0.0%
1845	0.83	+0.0%
1846	0.83	+0.0%
1847	0.83	+0.0%
1848	0.83	+0.0%
1849	0.83	+0.0%
1850	0.83	+0.0%
1851	0.83	+0.0%
1852	0.83	+0.0%
1853	0.83	+0.0%
1854	0.83	+0.0%
1855	0.83	+0.0%
1856	0.83	+0.0%
1857	0.83	+0.0%
1858	0.83	+0.0%
1859	0.83	+0.0%
1860	0.83	+0.0%
1861	0.83	+0.0%
1862	0.83	+0.0%
1863	0.83	+0.0%
1864	0.83	+0.0%
1865	0.83	+0.0%
1866	0.83	+0.0%
1867	0.83	+0.0%
1868	0.83	+0.0%
1869	0.83	+0.0%
1870	0.83	+0.0%
1871	0.83	+0.0%
1872	0.83	+0.0%
1873	0.83	+0.0%
1874	0.83	+0.0%
1875	0.83	+0.0%
1876	0.83	+0.0%
1877	0.83	+0.0%
1878	0.83	+0.0%
1879	0.83	+0.0%
1880	0.83	+0.0%
1881	0.83	+0.0%
1882	0.83	+0.0%
1883	0.83	+0.0%
1884	0.83	+0.0%
1885	0.83	+0.0%
1886	0.83	+0.0%
1887	0.83	+0.0%
1888	0.83	+0.0%
1889	0.83	+0.0%
1890	0.83	+0.0%
1891	0.83	+0.0%
1892	0.83	+0.0%
1893	0.83	+0.0%
1894	0.83	+0.0%
1895	0.83	+0.0%
1896	0.83	+0.0%
1897	0.83	+0.0%
1898	0.83	+0.0%
1899	0.83	+0.0%
1900	0.83	+0.0%
1901	0.83	+0.0%
1902	0.83	+0.0%
1903	0.83	+0.0%
1904	0.83	+0.0%
1905	0.83	+0.0%
1906	0.83	+0.0%
1907	0.83	+0.0%
1908	0.83	+0.0%
1909	0.83	+0.0%
1910	0.83	+0.0%
1911	0.83	+0.0%
1912	0.83	+0.0%
1913	0.83	+0.0%
1914	0.83	+0.0%
1915	0.83	+0.0%
1916	0.83	+0.0%
1917	0.83	+0.0%
1918	0.845	+1.8%
1919	0.845	+0.0%
1920	0.845	+0.0%
1921	0.845	+0.0%
1922	0.845	+0.0%
1923	0.845	+0.0%
1924	0.845	+0.0%
1925	0.845	+0.0%
1926	0.845	+0.0%
1927	0.845	+0.0%
1928	0.845	+0.0%
1929	0.845	+0.0%
1930	0.845	+0.0%
1931	0.845	+0.0%
1932	0.845	+0.0%
1933	0.845	+0.0%
1934	0.845	+0.0%
1935	0.845	+0.0%
1936	0.845	+0.0%
1937	0.845	+0.0%
1938	0.845	+0.0%
1939	0.845	+0.0%
1940	0.628	-25.7%
1941	0.524	-16.6%
1942	0.524	+0.0%
1943	0.524	+0.0%
1944	0.524	+0.0%
1945	0.614	+17.2%
1946	0.87	+41.7%
1947	0.87	+0.0%
1948	0.87	+0.0%
1949	0.87	+0.0%
1950	0.87	+0.0%
1951	0.87	+0.0%
1952	0.87	+0.0%
1953	0.87	+0.0%
1954	0.87	+0.0%
1955	0.87	+0.0%
1956	0.87	+0.0%
1957	0.902	+3.7%
1958	0.902	+0.0%
1959	0.902	+0.0%
1960	0.902	+0.0%
1961	0.902	+0.0%
1962	0.902	+0.0%
1963	0.902	+0.0%
1964	0.902	+0.0%
1965	0.902	+0.0%
1966	0.902	+0.0%
1967	0.902	+0.0%
1968	0.93	+3.1%
1969	0.93	+0.0%
1970	0.93	+0.0%
1971	0.93	+0.0%
1972	0.93	+0.0%
1973	0.93	+0.0%
1974	0.93	+0.0%
1975	0.93	+0.0%
1976	0.93	+0.0%
1977	0.93	+0.0%
1978	0.93	+0.0%
1979	0.93	+0.0%
1980	0.93	+0.0%
1981	0.93	+0.0%
1982	0.93	+0.0%
1983	0.93	+0.0%
1984	0.93	+0.0%
1985	0.93	+0.0%
1986	0.93	+0.0%
1987	0.93	+0.0%
1988	0.93	+0.0%
1989	0.93	+0.0%
1990	0.93	+0.0%
1991	0.93	+0.0%
1992	0.93	+0.0%
1993	0.93	+0.0%
1994	0.93	+0.0%
1995	0.93	+0.0%
1996	0.93	+0.0%
1997	0.93	+0.0%
1998	0.93	+0.0%
1999	0.93	+0.0%
2000	0.93	+0.0%
2001	0.93	+0.0%
2002	0.93	+0.0%
2003	0.93	+0.0%
2004	0.93	+0.0%
2005	0.93	+0.0%
2006	0.93	+0.0%
2007	0.93	+0.0%
2008	0.93	+0.0%
2009	0.93	+0.0%
2010	0.93	+0.0%
2011	0.93	+0.0%
2012	0.93	+0.0%
2013	0.935	+0.5%
2014	0.935	+0.0%
2015	0.931	-0.4%
2016	0.931	+0.0%
2017	0.94	+1.0%
2018	0.917	-2.4%
2019	0.936	+2.1%
2020	0.936	+0.0%
2021	0.911	-2.7%
2022	0.881	-3.3%
2023	0.871	-1.1%
2024	0.871	+0.0%
2025	0.871	+0.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

Netherlands's 0.871 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Netherlands's 0.871 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8725, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.717	0.717	0.717	1
1790s	0.717	0.717	0.717	10
1800s	0.717	0.717	0.717	10
1810s	0.7228	0.594	0.83	10
1820s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1830s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1840s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1850s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1860s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1870s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1880s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1890s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1900s	0.83	0.83	0.83	10
1910s	0.833	0.83	0.845	10
1920s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1930s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1940s	0.6818	0.524	0.87	10
1950s	0.8796	0.87	0.902	10
1960s	0.9076	0.902	0.93	10
1970s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1980s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1990s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
2000s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
2010s	0.9315	0.917	0.94	10
2020s	0.8902	0.871	0.936	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

33 Albania 0.88 compare
34 Austria 0.874 compare
35 Australia 0.873 compare
37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.865 compare
38 Cyprus 0.863 compare
39 Bulgaria 0.861 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Netherlands

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 15,988 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Netherlands?: Women's civil liberties index in Netherlands was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2017.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.524 in 1941.
How does Netherlands rank for women's civil liberties index?: Netherlands ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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.