What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 2022.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.

How does Bulgaria rank for women's civil society participation index?

Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bulgaria 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.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.925 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.925

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.932

in 2022

All-time low

0.009

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.925 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.932 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1789.

That places Bulgaria 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Bulgaria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.009	—
1790	0.009	+0.0%
1791	0.009	+0.0%
1792	0.009	+0.0%
1793	0.009	+0.0%
1794	0.009	+0.0%
1795	0.009	+0.0%
1796	0.009	+0.0%
1797	0.009	+0.0%
1798	0.009	+0.0%
1799	0.009	+0.0%
1800	0.009	+0.0%
1801	0.009	+0.0%
1802	0.009	+0.0%
1803	0.009	+0.0%
1804	0.009	+0.0%
1805	0.009	+0.0%
1806	0.009	+0.0%
1807	0.009	+0.0%
1808	0.009	+0.0%
1809	0.009	+0.0%
1810	0.009	+0.0%
1811	0.009	+0.0%
1812	0.009	+0.0%
1813	0.009	+0.0%
1814	0.009	+0.0%
1815	0.009	+0.0%
1816	0.009	+0.0%
1817	0.009	+0.0%
1818	0.009	+0.0%
1819	0.009	+0.0%
1820	0.009	+0.0%
1821	0.009	+0.0%
1822	0.009	+0.0%
1823	0.009	+0.0%
1824	0.009	+0.0%
1825	0.009	+0.0%
1826	0.009	+0.0%
1827	0.009	+0.0%
1828	0.009	+0.0%
1829	0.009	+0.0%
1830	0.009	+0.0%
1831	0.009	+0.0%
1832	0.009	+0.0%
1833	0.009	+0.0%
1834	0.009	+0.0%
1835	0.009	+0.0%
1836	0.009	+0.0%
1837	0.009	+0.0%
1838	0.009	+0.0%
1839	0.009	+0.0%
1840	0.009	+0.0%
1841	0.009	+0.0%
1842	0.009	+0.0%
1843	0.009	+0.0%
1844	0.009	+0.0%
1845	0.009	+0.0%
1846	0.009	+0.0%
1847	0.009	+0.0%
1848	0.009	+0.0%
1849	0.009	+0.0%
1850	0.009	+0.0%
1851	0.009	+0.0%
1852	0.009	+0.0%
1853	0.009	+0.0%
1854	0.009	+0.0%
1855	0.009	+0.0%
1856	0.009	+0.0%
1857	0.009	+0.0%
1858	0.009	+0.0%
1859	0.009	+0.0%
1860	0.009	+0.0%
1861	0.009	+0.0%
1862	0.009	+0.0%
1863	0.009	+0.0%
1864	0.009	+0.0%
1865	0.009	+0.0%
1866	0.009	+0.0%
1867	0.009	+0.0%
1868	0.009	+0.0%
1869	0.009	+0.0%
1870	0.009	+0.0%
1871	0.009	+0.0%
1872	0.009	+0.0%
1873	0.009	+0.0%
1874	0.009	+0.0%
1875	0.009	+0.0%
1876	0.009	+0.0%
1877	0.009	+0.0%
1878	0.285	+3066.7%
1879	0.285	+0.0%
1880	0.285	+0.0%
1881	0.24	-15.8%
1882	0.24	+0.0%
1883	0.24	+0.0%
1884	0.24	+0.0%
1885	0.24	+0.0%
1886	0.24	+0.0%
1887	0.24	+0.0%
1888	0.24	+0.0%
1889	0.24	+0.0%
1890	0.24	+0.0%
1891	0.24	+0.0%
1892	0.24	+0.0%
1893	0.24	+0.0%
1894	0.24	+0.0%
1895	0.299	+24.6%
1896	0.299	+0.0%
1897	0.299	+0.0%
1898	0.299	+0.0%
1899	0.299	+0.0%
1900	0.302	+1.0%
1901	0.302	+0.0%
1902	0.302	+0.0%
1903	0.302	+0.0%
1904	0.318	+5.3%
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	0.315	-0.9%
1913	0.315	+0.0%
1914	0.315	+0.0%
1915	0.315	+0.0%
1916	0.315	+0.0%
1917	0.315	+0.0%
1918	0.315	+0.0%
1919	0.358	+13.7%
1920	0.354	-1.1%
1921	0.354	+0.0%
1922	0.354	+0.0%
1923	0.342	-3.4%
1924	0.342	+0.0%
1925	0.342	+0.0%
1926	0.351	+2.6%
1927	0.351	+0.0%
1928	0.351	+0.0%
1929	0.351	+0.0%
1930	0.351	+0.0%
1931	0.351	+0.0%
1932	0.351	+0.0%
1933	0.351	+0.0%
1934	0.329	-6.3%
1935	0.338	+2.7%
1936	0.338	+0.0%
1937	0.338	+0.0%
1938	0.389	+15.1%
1939	0.389	+0.0%
1940	0.378	-2.8%
1941	0.385	+1.9%
1942	0.385	+0.0%
1943	0.385	+0.0%
1944	0.409	+6.2%
1945	0.486	+18.8%
1946	0.486	+0.0%
1947	0.602	+23.9%
1948	0.602	+0.0%
1949	0.602	+0.0%
1950	0.602	+0.0%
1951	0.67	+11.3%
1952	0.67	+0.0%
1953	0.67	+0.0%
1954	0.67	+0.0%
1955	0.67	+0.0%
1956	0.67	+0.0%
1957	0.67	+0.0%
1958	0.67	+0.0%
1959	0.67	+0.0%
1960	0.681	+1.6%
1961	0.681	+0.0%
1962	0.681	+0.0%
1963	0.681	+0.0%
1964	0.681	+0.0%
1965	0.681	+0.0%
1966	0.681	+0.0%
1967	0.681	+0.0%
1968	0.681	+0.0%
1969	0.681	+0.0%
1970	0.704	+3.4%
1971	0.727	+3.3%
1972	0.727	+0.0%
1973	0.727	+0.0%
1974	0.727	+0.0%
1975	0.727	+0.0%
1976	0.727	+0.0%
1977	0.727	+0.0%
1978	0.727	+0.0%
1979	0.727	+0.0%
1980	0.727	+0.0%
1981	0.727	+0.0%
1982	0.727	+0.0%
1983	0.727	+0.0%
1984	0.727	+0.0%
1985	0.727	+0.0%
1986	0.727	+0.0%
1987	0.727	+0.0%
1988	0.727	+0.0%
1989	0.727	+0.0%
1990	0.909	+25.0%
1991	0.909	+0.0%
1992	0.917	+0.9%
1993	0.925	+0.9%
1994	0.925	+0.0%
1995	0.925	+0.0%
1996	0.925	+0.0%
1997	0.925	+0.0%
1998	0.925	+0.0%
1999	0.925	+0.0%
2000	0.931	+0.6%
2001	0.931	+0.0%
2002	0.931	+0.0%
2003	0.931	+0.0%
2004	0.931	+0.0%
2005	0.931	+0.0%
2006	0.931	+0.0%
2007	0.931	+0.0%
2008	0.931	+0.0%
2009	0.924	-0.8%
2010	0.93	+0.6%
2011	0.928	-0.2%
2012	0.928	+0.0%
2013	0.917	-1.2%
2014	0.917	+0.0%
2015	0.918	+0.1%
2016	0.914	-0.4%
2017	0.916	+0.2%
2018	0.918	+0.2%
2019	0.914	-0.4%
2020	0.912	-0.2%
2021	0.92	+0.9%
2022	0.932	+1.3%
2023	0.91	-2.4%
2024	0.932	+2.4%
2025	0.925	-0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.009	0.009	0.009	1
1790s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1800s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1810s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1820s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1830s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1840s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1850s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1860s	0.009	0.009	0.009	10
1870s	0.0642	0.009	0.285	10
1880s	0.2445	0.24	0.285	10
1890s	0.2695	0.24	0.299	10
1900s	0.3116	0.302	0.318	10
1910s	0.3199	0.315	0.358	10
1920s	0.3492	0.342	0.354	10
1930s	0.3525	0.329	0.389	10
1940s	0.472	0.378	0.602	10
1950s	0.6632	0.602	0.67	10
1960s	0.681	0.681	0.681	10
1970s	0.7247	0.704	0.727	10
1980s	0.727	0.727	0.727	10
1990s	0.921	0.909	0.925	10
2000s	0.9303	0.924	0.931	10
2010s	0.92	0.914	0.93	10
2020s	0.9218	0.91	0.932	6

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2 Latvia 0.93 compare
4 Slovenia 0.919 compare
5 France 0.918 compare
6 Finland 0.911 compare

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More gender data for Bulgaria

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Bulgaria?: Women's civil society participation index in Bulgaria was 0.925 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 Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 2022.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.
How does Bulgaria rank for women's civil society participation index?: Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.