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Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Austria

Austria: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.873 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.873
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.901
in 2019
All-time low
0.102
in 1813
Years of data
231
1789–2025

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

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Austria is 0.873, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Austria peaked at 0.901 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 1813.

Austria ranks 26th 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 Society Participation Index in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.13 —
1790 0.13 +0.0%
1791 0.13 +0.0%
1792 0.13 +0.0%
1793 0.13 +0.0%
1794 0.13 +0.0%
1795 0.13 +0.0%
1796 0.13 +0.0%
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 0.102 -21.5%
1814 0.102 +0.0%
1815 0.102 +0.0%
1816 0.102 +0.0%
1817 0.102 +0.0%
1818 0.102 +0.0%
1819 0.102 +0.0%
1820 0.102 +0.0%
1821 0.102 +0.0%
1822 0.102 +0.0%
1823 0.102 +0.0%
1824 0.102 +0.0%
1825 0.102 +0.0%
1826 0.102 +0.0%
1827 0.102 +0.0%
1828 0.102 +0.0%
1829 0.102 +0.0%
1830 0.102 +0.0%
1831 0.102 +0.0%
1832 0.102 +0.0%
1833 0.102 +0.0%
1834 0.102 +0.0%
1835 0.102 +0.0%
1836 0.102 +0.0%
1837 0.102 +0.0%
1838 0.102 +0.0%
1839 0.102 +0.0%
1840 0.102 +0.0%
1841 0.102 +0.0%
1842 0.102 +0.0%
1843 0.102 +0.0%
1844 0.102 +0.0%
1845 0.102 +0.0%
1846 0.102 +0.0%
1847 0.102 +0.0%
1848 0.336 +229.4%
1849 0.231 -31.2%
1850 0.104 -55.0%
1851 0.104 +0.0%
1852 0.104 +0.0%
1853 0.104 +0.0%
1854 0.104 +0.0%
1855 0.104 +0.0%
1856 0.104 +0.0%
1857 0.104 +0.0%
1858 0.104 +0.0%
1859 0.104 +0.0%
1860 0.104 +0.0%
1861 0.104 +0.0%
1862 0.104 +0.0%
1863 0.104 +0.0%
1864 0.104 +0.0%
1865 0.104 +0.0%
1866 0.104 +0.0%
1867 0.159 +52.9%
1868 0.159 +0.0%
1869 0.159 +0.0%
1870 0.159 +0.0%
1871 0.159 +0.0%
1872 0.159 +0.0%
1873 0.159 +0.0%
1874 0.159 +0.0%
1875 0.159 +0.0%
1876 0.159 +0.0%
1877 0.159 +0.0%
1878 0.159 +0.0%
1879 0.159 +0.0%
1880 0.159 +0.0%
1881 0.159 +0.0%
1882 0.159 +0.0%
1883 0.159 +0.0%
1884 0.159 +0.0%
1885 0.159 +0.0%
1886 0.159 +0.0%
1887 0.159 +0.0%
1888 0.159 +0.0%
1889 0.159 +0.0%
1890 0.159 +0.0%
1891 0.159 +0.0%
1892 0.159 +0.0%
1893 0.159 +0.0%
1894 0.159 +0.0%
1895 0.159 +0.0%
1896 0.159 +0.0%
1897 0.159 +0.0%
1898 0.318 +100.0%
1899 0.318 +0.0%
1900 0.318 +0.0%
1901 0.318 +0.0%
1902 0.318 +0.0%
1903 0.318 +0.0%
1904 0.318 +0.0%
1905 0.318 +0.0%
1906 0.318 +0.0%
1907 0.318 +0.0%
1908 0.318 +0.0%
1909 0.318 +0.0%
1910 0.318 +0.0%
1911 0.318 +0.0%
1912 0.318 +0.0%
1913 0.318 +0.0%
1914 0.15 -52.8%
1915 0.15 +0.0%
1916 0.15 +0.0%
1917 0.15 +0.0%
1918 0.41 +173.3%
1919 0.459 +12.0%
1920 0.459 +0.0%
1921 0.462 +0.7%
1922 0.462 +0.0%
1923 0.462 +0.0%
1924 0.462 +0.0%
1925 0.462 +0.0%
1926 0.462 +0.0%
1927 0.462 +0.0%
1928 0.462 +0.0%
1929 0.462 +0.0%
1930 0.462 +0.0%
1931 0.462 +0.0%
1932 0.462 +0.0%
1933 0.294 -36.4%
1934 0.23 -21.8%
1935 0.221 -3.9%
1936 0.221 +0.0%
1937 0.221 +0.0%
1938 0.221 +0.0%
1945 0.426 +92.8%
1946 0.526 +23.5%
1947 0.526 +0.0%
1948 0.526 +0.0%
1949 0.526 +0.0%
1950 0.526 +0.0%
1951 0.526 +0.0%
1952 0.526 +0.0%
1953 0.526 +0.0%
1954 0.526 +0.0%
1955 0.526 +0.0%
1956 0.56 +6.5%
1957 0.56 +0.0%
1958 0.56 +0.0%
1959 0.56 +0.0%
1960 0.56 +0.0%
1961 0.586 +4.6%
1962 0.586 +0.0%
1963 0.586 +0.0%
1964 0.586 +0.0%
1965 0.586 +0.0%
1966 0.589 +0.5%
1967 0.589 +0.0%
1968 0.589 +0.0%
1969 0.589 +0.0%
1970 0.589 +0.0%
1971 0.589 +0.0%
1972 0.61 +3.6%
1973 0.61 +0.0%
1974 0.61 +0.0%
1975 0.61 +0.0%
1976 0.623 +2.1%
1977 0.632 +1.4%
1978 0.632 +0.0%
1979 0.632 +0.0%
1980 0.749 +18.5%
1981 0.749 +0.0%
1982 0.749 +0.0%
1983 0.749 +0.0%
1984 0.749 +0.0%
1985 0.749 +0.0%
1986 0.836 +11.6%
1987 0.843 +0.8%
1988 0.843 +0.0%
1989 0.843 +0.0%
1990 0.843 +0.0%
1991 0.843 +0.0%
1992 0.843 +0.0%
1993 0.843 +0.0%
1994 0.843 +0.0%
1995 0.843 +0.0%
1996 0.859 +1.9%
1997 0.863 +0.5%
1998 0.872 +1.0%
1999 0.872 +0.0%
2000 0.872 +0.0%
2001 0.872 +0.0%
2002 0.872 +0.0%
2003 0.872 +0.0%
2004 0.872 +0.0%
2005 0.872 +0.0%
2006 0.872 +0.0%
2007 0.879 +0.8%
2008 0.878 -0.1%
2009 0.878 +0.0%
2010 0.877 -0.1%
2011 0.877 +0.0%
2012 0.877 +0.0%
2013 0.899 +2.5%
2014 0.899 +0.0%
2015 0.899 +0.0%
2016 0.899 +0.0%
2017 0.899 +0.0%
2018 0.895 -0.4%
2019 0.901 +0.7%
2020 0.894 -0.8%
2021 0.894 +0.0%
2022 0.87 -2.7%
2023 0.889 +2.2%
2024 0.859 -3.4%
2025 0.873 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.13 0.13 0.13 1
1790s 0.13 0.13 0.13 10
1800s 0.13 0.13 0.13 10
1810s 0.1104 0.102 0.13 10
1820s 0.102 0.102 0.102 10
1830s 0.102 0.102 0.102 10
1840s 0.1383 0.102 0.336 10
1850s 0.104 0.104 0.104 10
1860s 0.1205 0.104 0.159 10
1870s 0.159 0.159 0.159 10
1880s 0.159 0.159 0.159 10
1890s 0.1908 0.159 0.318 10
1900s 0.318 0.318 0.318 10
1910s 0.2741 0.15 0.459 10
1920s 0.4617 0.459 0.462 10
1930s 0.3104 0.221 0.462 9
1940s 0.506 0.426 0.526 5
1950s 0.5396 0.526 0.56 10
1960s 0.5846 0.56 0.589 10
1970s 0.6137 0.589 0.632 10
1980s 0.7859 0.749 0.843 10
1990s 0.8524 0.843 0.872 10
2000s 0.8739 0.872 0.879 10
2010s 0.8922 0.877 0.901 10
2020s 0.8798 0.859 0.894 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 23 Chile 0.878 compare
  2. 24 Croatia 0.877 compare
  3. 24 Switzerland 0.877 compare
  4. 26 Montenegro 0.873 compare
  5. 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.872 compare
  6. 29 Sweden 0.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Austria?
Women's civil society participation index in Austria was 0.873 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 Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2019.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 1813.
How does Austria rank for women's civil society participation index?
Austria ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria 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.