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Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Australia

Australia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.864 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.864
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.907
in 2015
All-time low
0.308
in 1915
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Australia, 1789–2025

0.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.864 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Australia peaked at 0.907 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.308, in 1915.

Australia ranks 33rd 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 Society Participation Index in Australia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.455 —
1790 0.455 +0.0%
1791 0.455 +0.0%
1792 0.455 +0.0%
1793 0.455 +0.0%
1794 0.455 +0.0%
1795 0.455 +0.0%
1796 0.455 +0.0%
1797 0.455 +0.0%
1798 0.455 +0.0%
1799 0.455 +0.0%
1800 0.455 +0.0%
1801 0.455 +0.0%
1802 0.455 +0.0%
1803 0.455 +0.0%
1804 0.455 +0.0%
1805 0.455 +0.0%
1806 0.455 +0.0%
1807 0.455 +0.0%
1808 0.455 +0.0%
1809 0.455 +0.0%
1810 0.455 +0.0%
1811 0.455 +0.0%
1812 0.455 +0.0%
1813 0.455 +0.0%
1814 0.455 +0.0%
1815 0.455 +0.0%
1816 0.455 +0.0%
1817 0.455 +0.0%
1818 0.455 +0.0%
1819 0.455 +0.0%
1820 0.455 +0.0%
1821 0.455 +0.0%
1822 0.455 +0.0%
1823 0.455 +0.0%
1824 0.5 +9.9%
1825 0.5 +0.0%
1826 0.5 +0.0%
1827 0.5 +0.0%
1828 0.5 +0.0%
1829 0.5 +0.0%
1830 0.5 +0.0%
1831 0.5 +0.0%
1832 0.5 +0.0%
1833 0.5 +0.0%
1834 0.5 +0.0%
1835 0.5 +0.0%
1836 0.5 +0.0%
1837 0.5 +0.0%
1838 0.5 +0.0%
1839 0.5 +0.0%
1840 0.5 +0.0%
1841 0.5 +0.0%
1842 0.5 +0.0%
1843 0.5 +0.0%
1844 0.5 +0.0%
1845 0.5 +0.0%
1846 0.5 +0.0%
1847 0.5 +0.0%
1848 0.5 +0.0%
1849 0.5 +0.0%
1850 0.5 +0.0%
1851 0.5 +0.0%
1852 0.5 +0.0%
1853 0.5 +0.0%
1854 0.5 +0.0%
1855 0.5 +0.0%
1856 0.5 +0.0%
1857 0.5 +0.0%
1858 0.5 +0.0%
1859 0.5 +0.0%
1860 0.5 +0.0%
1861 0.5 +0.0%
1862 0.5 +0.0%
1863 0.5 +0.0%
1864 0.5 +0.0%
1865 0.5 +0.0%
1866 0.5 +0.0%
1867 0.5 +0.0%
1868 0.5 +0.0%
1869 0.5 +0.0%
1870 0.5 +0.0%
1871 0.5 +0.0%
1872 0.5 +0.0%
1873 0.5 +0.0%
1874 0.5 +0.0%
1875 0.5 +0.0%
1876 0.5 +0.0%
1877 0.5 +0.0%
1878 0.5 +0.0%
1879 0.5 +0.0%
1880 0.5 +0.0%
1881 0.5 +0.0%
1882 0.5 +0.0%
1883 0.5 +0.0%
1884 0.5 +0.0%
1885 0.5 +0.0%
1886 0.5 +0.0%
1887 0.5 +0.0%
1888 0.5 +0.0%
1889 0.5 +0.0%
1890 0.5 +0.0%
1891 0.5 +0.0%
1892 0.5 +0.0%
1893 0.5 +0.0%
1894 0.5 +0.0%
1895 0.5 +0.0%
1896 0.5 +0.0%
1897 0.5 +0.0%
1898 0.5 +0.0%
1899 0.5 +0.0%
1900 0.5 +0.0%
1901 0.43 -14.0%
1902 0.43 +0.0%
1903 0.322 -25.1%
1904 0.322 +0.0%
1905 0.322 +0.0%
1906 0.322 +0.0%
1907 0.322 +0.0%
1908 0.322 +0.0%
1909 0.322 +0.0%
1910 0.322 +0.0%
1911 0.322 +0.0%
1912 0.322 +0.0%
1913 0.322 +0.0%
1914 0.322 +0.0%
1915 0.308 -4.3%
1916 0.308 +0.0%
1917 0.308 +0.0%
1918 0.308 +0.0%
1919 0.308 +0.0%
1920 0.335 +8.8%
1921 0.335 +0.0%
1922 0.335 +0.0%
1923 0.335 +0.0%
1924 0.335 +0.0%
1925 0.335 +0.0%
1926 0.335 +0.0%
1927 0.46 +37.3%
1928 0.46 +0.0%
1929 0.46 +0.0%
1930 0.468 +1.7%
1931 0.468 +0.0%
1932 0.468 +0.0%
1933 0.468 +0.0%
1934 0.468 +0.0%
1935 0.468 +0.0%
1936 0.468 +0.0%
1937 0.468 +0.0%
1938 0.468 +0.0%
1939 0.45 -3.8%
1940 0.467 +3.8%
1941 0.467 +0.0%
1942 0.467 +0.0%
1943 0.467 +0.0%
1944 0.467 +0.0%
1945 0.467 +0.0%
1946 0.467 +0.0%
1947 0.46 -1.5%
1948 0.46 +0.0%
1949 0.46 +0.0%
1950 0.502 +9.1%
1951 0.504 +0.4%
1952 0.504 +0.0%
1953 0.504 +0.0%
1954 0.504 +0.0%
1955 0.504 +0.0%
1956 0.504 +0.0%
1957 0.504 +0.0%
1958 0.504 +0.0%
1959 0.504 +0.0%
1960 0.504 +0.0%
1961 0.504 +0.0%
1962 0.529 +5.0%
1963 0.529 +0.0%
1964 0.529 +0.0%
1965 0.529 +0.0%
1966 0.663 +25.3%
1967 0.699 +5.4%
1968 0.699 +0.0%
1969 0.699 +0.0%
1970 0.761 +8.9%
1971 0.761 +0.0%
1972 0.761 +0.0%
1973 0.755 -0.8%
1974 0.755 +0.0%
1975 0.755 +0.0%
1976 0.755 +0.0%
1977 0.755 +0.0%
1978 0.755 +0.0%
1979 0.755 +0.0%
1980 0.755 +0.0%
1981 0.755 +0.0%
1982 0.755 +0.0%
1983 0.783 +3.7%
1984 0.783 +0.0%
1985 0.783 +0.0%
1986 0.875 +11.7%
1987 0.875 +0.0%
1988 0.875 +0.0%
1989 0.875 +0.0%
1990 0.889 +1.6%
1991 0.889 +0.0%
1992 0.889 +0.0%
1993 0.889 +0.0%
1994 0.889 +0.0%
1995 0.889 +0.0%
1996 0.889 +0.0%
1997 0.889 +0.0%
1998 0.889 +0.0%
1999 0.889 +0.0%
2000 0.893 +0.4%
2001 0.893 +0.0%
2002 0.893 +0.0%
2003 0.893 +0.0%
2004 0.893 +0.0%
2005 0.893 +0.0%
2006 0.893 +0.0%
2007 0.893 +0.0%
2008 0.893 +0.0%
2009 0.893 +0.0%
2010 0.896 +0.3%
2011 0.896 +0.0%
2012 0.896 +0.0%
2013 0.903 +0.8%
2014 0.903 +0.0%
2015 0.907 +0.4%
2016 0.898 -1.0%
2017 0.884 -1.6%
2018 0.899 +1.7%
2019 0.885 -1.6%
2020 0.893 +0.9%
2021 0.89 -0.3%
2022 0.898 +0.9%
2023 0.894 -0.4%
2024 0.872 -2.5%
2025 0.864 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.455 0.455 0.455 1
1790s 0.455 0.455 0.455 10
1800s 0.455 0.455 0.455 10
1810s 0.455 0.455 0.455 10
1820s 0.482 0.455 0.5 10
1830s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1840s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1850s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1860s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1870s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1880s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1890s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
1900s 0.3614 0.322 0.5 10
1910s 0.315 0.308 0.322 10
1920s 0.3725 0.335 0.46 10
1930s 0.4662 0.45 0.468 10
1940s 0.4649 0.46 0.467 10
1950s 0.5038 0.502 0.504 10
1960s 0.5884 0.504 0.699 10
1970s 0.7568 0.755 0.761 10
1980s 0.8114 0.755 0.875 10
1990s 0.889 0.889 0.889 10
2000s 0.893 0.893 0.893 10
2010s 0.8967 0.884 0.907 10
2020s 0.8852 0.864 0.898 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 30 Liberia 0.868 compare
  2. 31 Germany 0.866 compare
  3. 32 Netherlands 0.865 compare
  4. 34 Malta 0.862 compare
  5. 35 Serbia 0.859 compare
  6. 36 Zambia 0.856 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Australia?
Women's civil society participation index in Australia was 0.864 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.308 in 1915.
How does Australia rank for women's civil society participation index?
Australia ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.