What is women's civil society participation index in China?

Women's civil society participation index in China was 0.579 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 China?

The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2012.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.

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

China ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China 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 China

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

China: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.579 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.579

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

126th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.7

in 2012

All-time low

0.062

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil society participation index in China stood at 0.579.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in China peaked at 0.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1789.

China ranks 126th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in China, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.062	—
1790	0.062	+0.0%
1791	0.062	+0.0%
1792	0.062	+0.0%
1793	0.062	+0.0%
1794	0.062	+0.0%
1795	0.062	+0.0%
1796	0.062	+0.0%
1797	0.062	+0.0%
1798	0.062	+0.0%
1799	0.062	+0.0%
1800	0.062	+0.0%
1801	0.062	+0.0%
1802	0.062	+0.0%
1803	0.062	+0.0%
1804	0.062	+0.0%
1805	0.062	+0.0%
1806	0.062	+0.0%
1807	0.062	+0.0%
1808	0.062	+0.0%
1809	0.062	+0.0%
1810	0.062	+0.0%
1811	0.062	+0.0%
1812	0.062	+0.0%
1813	0.062	+0.0%
1814	0.062	+0.0%
1815	0.062	+0.0%
1816	0.062	+0.0%
1817	0.062	+0.0%
1818	0.062	+0.0%
1819	0.062	+0.0%
1820	0.062	+0.0%
1821	0.062	+0.0%
1822	0.062	+0.0%
1823	0.062	+0.0%
1824	0.062	+0.0%
1825	0.062	+0.0%
1826	0.062	+0.0%
1827	0.062	+0.0%
1828	0.062	+0.0%
1829	0.062	+0.0%
1830	0.062	+0.0%
1831	0.062	+0.0%
1832	0.062	+0.0%
1833	0.062	+0.0%
1834	0.062	+0.0%
1835	0.062	+0.0%
1836	0.062	+0.0%
1837	0.062	+0.0%
1838	0.062	+0.0%
1839	0.062	+0.0%
1840	0.062	+0.0%
1841	0.062	+0.0%
1842	0.062	+0.0%
1843	0.062	+0.0%
1844	0.062	+0.0%
1845	0.062	+0.0%
1846	0.062	+0.0%
1847	0.062	+0.0%
1848	0.062	+0.0%
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	0.062	+0.0%
1866	0.062	+0.0%
1867	0.062	+0.0%
1868	0.062	+0.0%
1869	0.062	+0.0%
1870	0.062	+0.0%
1871	0.062	+0.0%
1872	0.062	+0.0%
1873	0.062	+0.0%
1874	0.062	+0.0%
1875	0.062	+0.0%
1876	0.062	+0.0%
1877	0.062	+0.0%
1878	0.062	+0.0%
1879	0.062	+0.0%
1880	0.062	+0.0%
1881	0.062	+0.0%
1882	0.062	+0.0%
1883	0.062	+0.0%
1884	0.062	+0.0%
1885	0.062	+0.0%
1886	0.062	+0.0%
1887	0.062	+0.0%
1888	0.062	+0.0%
1889	0.062	+0.0%
1890	0.062	+0.0%
1891	0.062	+0.0%
1892	0.062	+0.0%
1893	0.062	+0.0%
1894	0.062	+0.0%
1895	0.062	+0.0%
1896	0.062	+0.0%
1897	0.062	+0.0%
1898	0.062	+0.0%
1899	0.062	+0.0%
1900	0.065	+4.8%
1901	0.065	+0.0%
1902	0.065	+0.0%
1903	0.065	+0.0%
1904	0.065	+0.0%
1905	0.065	+0.0%
1906	0.065	+0.0%
1907	0.065	+0.0%
1908	0.065	+0.0%
1909	0.065	+0.0%
1910	0.065	+0.0%
1911	0.065	+0.0%
1912	0.128	+96.9%
1913	0.135	+5.5%
1914	0.135	+0.0%
1915	0.135	+0.0%
1916	0.135	+0.0%
1917	0.135	+0.0%
1918	0.135	+0.0%
1919	0.168	+24.4%
1920	0.171	+1.8%
1921	0.171	+0.0%
1922	0.171	+0.0%
1923	0.171	+0.0%
1924	0.171	+0.0%
1925	0.171	+0.0%
1926	0.171	+0.0%
1927	0.165	-3.5%
1928	0.165	+0.0%
1929	0.171	+3.6%
1930	0.171	+0.0%
1931	0.171	+0.0%
1932	0.171	+0.0%
1933	0.171	+0.0%
1934	0.171	+0.0%
1935	0.171	+0.0%
1936	0.171	+0.0%
1937	0.171	+0.0%
1938	0.209	+22.2%
1939	0.209	+0.0%
1940	0.209	+0.0%
1941	0.209	+0.0%
1942	0.209	+0.0%
1943	0.209	+0.0%
1944	0.209	+0.0%
1945	0.209	+0.0%
1946	0.195	-6.7%
1947	0.195	+0.0%
1948	0.195	+0.0%
1949	0.259	+32.8%
1950	0.531	+105.0%
1951	0.531	+0.0%
1952	0.531	+0.0%
1953	0.531	+0.0%
1954	0.531	+0.0%
1955	0.531	+0.0%
1956	0.523	-1.5%
1957	0.49	-6.3%
1958	0.49	+0.0%
1959	0.49	+0.0%
1960	0.49	+0.0%
1961	0.49	+0.0%
1962	0.49	+0.0%
1963	0.49	+0.0%
1964	0.49	+0.0%
1965	0.49	+0.0%
1966	0.477	-2.7%
1967	0.477	+0.0%
1968	0.477	+0.0%
1969	0.477	+0.0%
1970	0.477	+0.0%
1971	0.477	+0.0%
1972	0.477	+0.0%
1973	0.477	+0.0%
1974	0.477	+0.0%
1975	0.477	+0.0%
1976	0.477	+0.0%
1977	0.483	+1.3%
1978	0.523	+8.3%
1979	0.539	+3.1%
1980	0.554	+2.8%
1981	0.558	+0.7%
1982	0.558	+0.0%
1983	0.558	+0.0%
1984	0.558	+0.0%
1985	0.558	+0.0%
1986	0.558	+0.0%
1987	0.556	-0.4%
1988	0.556	+0.0%
1989	0.556	+0.0%
1990	0.539	-3.1%
1991	0.539	+0.0%
1992	0.539	+0.0%
1993	0.539	+0.0%
1994	0.556	+3.2%
1995	0.556	+0.0%
1996	0.556	+0.0%
1997	0.556	+0.0%
1998	0.556	+0.0%
1999	0.556	+0.0%
2000	0.587	+5.6%
2001	0.587	+0.0%
2002	0.598	+1.9%
2003	0.597	-0.2%
2004	0.597	+0.0%
2005	0.693	+16.1%
2006	0.69	-0.4%
2007	0.689	-0.1%
2008	0.69	+0.1%
2009	0.69	+0.0%
2010	0.694	+0.6%
2011	0.679	-2.2%
2012	0.7	+3.1%
2013	0.68	-2.9%
2014	0.67	-1.5%
2015	0.664	-0.9%
2016	0.666	+0.3%
2017	0.656	-1.5%
2018	0.649	-1.1%
2019	0.627	-3.4%
2020	0.64	+2.1%
2021	0.629	-1.7%
2022	0.616	-2.1%
2023	0.584	-5.2%
2024	0.569	-2.6%
2025	0.579	+1.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.062	0.062	0.062	1
1790s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1800s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1810s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1820s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1830s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1840s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1850s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1860s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1870s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1880s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1890s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1900s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1910s	0.1236	0.065	0.168	10
1920s	0.1698	0.165	0.171	10
1930s	0.1786	0.171	0.209	10
1940s	0.2098	0.195	0.259	10
1950s	0.5179	0.49	0.531	10
1960s	0.4848	0.477	0.49	10
1970s	0.4884	0.477	0.539	10
1980s	0.557	0.554	0.558	10
1990s	0.5492	0.539	0.556	10
2000s	0.6418	0.587	0.693	10
2010s	0.6685	0.627	0.7	10
2020s	0.6028	0.569	0.64	6

Countries ranked near China

123 Guinea-Bissau 0.607 compare
124 Paraguay 0.583 compare
125 United Arab Emirates 0.58 compare
127 Togo 0.574 compare
128 Rwanda 0.567 compare
129 Iraq 0.56 compare

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More gender data for China

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in China?: Women's civil society participation index in China was 0.579 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 China?: The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2012.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.
How does China rank for women's civil society participation index?: China ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.