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

Women's civil society participation index in Finland was 0.911 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 Finland?

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2022.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1789.

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

Finland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Finland 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 Finland

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

Finland: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.911 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.911

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2022

All-time low

0.035

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil society participation index in Finland stood at 0.911.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Finland peaked at 0.918 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1789.

That places Finland 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Finland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.035	—
1790	0.035	+0.0%
1791	0.035	+0.0%
1792	0.035	+0.0%
1793	0.035	+0.0%
1794	0.035	+0.0%
1795	0.035	+0.0%
1796	0.035	+0.0%
1797	0.035	+0.0%
1798	0.035	+0.0%
1799	0.035	+0.0%
1800	0.035	+0.0%
1801	0.035	+0.0%
1802	0.035	+0.0%
1803	0.035	+0.0%
1804	0.035	+0.0%
1805	0.035	+0.0%
1806	0.035	+0.0%
1807	0.035	+0.0%
1808	0.035	+0.0%
1809	0.559	+1497.1%
1810	0.559	+0.0%
1811	0.559	+0.0%
1812	0.559	+0.0%
1813	0.559	+0.0%
1814	0.559	+0.0%
1815	0.559	+0.0%
1816	0.559	+0.0%
1817	0.559	+0.0%
1818	0.559	+0.0%
1819	0.559	+0.0%
1820	0.559	+0.0%
1821	0.559	+0.0%
1822	0.559	+0.0%
1823	0.559	+0.0%
1824	0.559	+0.0%
1825	0.559	+0.0%
1826	0.559	+0.0%
1827	0.559	+0.0%
1828	0.559	+0.0%
1829	0.559	+0.0%
1830	0.559	+0.0%
1831	0.559	+0.0%
1832	0.559	+0.0%
1833	0.559	+0.0%
1834	0.559	+0.0%
1835	0.559	+0.0%
1836	0.559	+0.0%
1837	0.559	+0.0%
1838	0.559	+0.0%
1839	0.559	+0.0%
1840	0.559	+0.0%
1841	0.559	+0.0%
1842	0.559	+0.0%
1843	0.559	+0.0%
1844	0.559	+0.0%
1845	0.559	+0.0%
1846	0.559	+0.0%
1847	0.559	+0.0%
1848	0.559	+0.0%
1849	0.559	+0.0%
1850	0.559	+0.0%
1851	0.559	+0.0%
1852	0.559	+0.0%
1853	0.559	+0.0%
1854	0.559	+0.0%
1855	0.559	+0.0%
1856	0.559	+0.0%
1857	0.559	+0.0%
1858	0.559	+0.0%
1859	0.559	+0.0%
1860	0.559	+0.0%
1861	0.559	+0.0%
1862	0.559	+0.0%
1863	0.559	+0.0%
1864	0.559	+0.0%
1865	0.559	+0.0%
1866	0.559	+0.0%
1867	0.559	+0.0%
1868	0.559	+0.0%
1869	0.559	+0.0%
1870	0.559	+0.0%
1871	0.559	+0.0%
1872	0.559	+0.0%
1873	0.559	+0.0%
1874	0.559	+0.0%
1875	0.559	+0.0%
1876	0.559	+0.0%
1877	0.559	+0.0%
1878	0.559	+0.0%
1879	0.559	+0.0%
1880	0.559	+0.0%
1881	0.559	+0.0%
1882	0.559	+0.0%
1883	0.559	+0.0%
1884	0.559	+0.0%
1885	0.559	+0.0%
1886	0.559	+0.0%
1887	0.559	+0.0%
1888	0.559	+0.0%
1889	0.559	+0.0%
1890	0.559	+0.0%
1891	0.559	+0.0%
1892	0.559	+0.0%
1893	0.559	+0.0%
1894	0.559	+0.0%
1895	0.559	+0.0%
1896	0.559	+0.0%
1897	0.559	+0.0%
1898	0.559	+0.0%
1899	0.559	+0.0%
1900	0.449	-19.7%
1901	0.449	+0.0%
1902	0.449	+0.0%
1903	0.449	+0.0%
1904	0.449	+0.0%
1905	0.472	+5.1%
1906	0.489	+3.6%
1907	0.489	+0.0%
1908	0.489	+0.0%
1909	0.471	-3.7%
1910	0.471	+0.0%
1911	0.471	+0.0%
1912	0.471	+0.0%
1913	0.471	+0.0%
1914	0.468	-0.6%
1915	0.468	+0.0%
1916	0.468	+0.0%
1917	0.455	-2.8%
1918	0.49	+7.7%
1919	0.545	+11.2%
1920	0.567	+4.0%
1921	0.567	+0.0%
1922	0.567	+0.0%
1923	0.562	-0.9%
1924	0.562	+0.0%
1925	0.562	+0.0%
1926	0.562	+0.0%
1927	0.562	+0.0%
1928	0.564	+0.4%
1929	0.564	+0.0%
1930	0.566	+0.4%
1931	0.566	+0.0%
1932	0.566	+0.0%
1933	0.575	+1.6%
1934	0.575	+0.0%
1935	0.575	+0.0%
1936	0.6	+4.3%
1937	0.593	-1.2%
1938	0.593	+0.0%
1939	0.567	-4.4%
1940	0.574	+1.2%
1941	0.574	+0.0%
1942	0.577	+0.5%
1943	0.577	+0.0%
1944	0.715	+23.9%
1945	0.743	+3.9%
1946	0.756	+1.7%
1947	0.756	+0.0%
1948	0.756	+0.0%
1949	0.787	+4.1%
1950	0.79	+0.4%
1951	0.786	-0.5%
1952	0.786	+0.0%
1953	0.786	+0.0%
1954	0.799	+1.7%
1955	0.799	+0.0%
1956	0.789	-1.3%
1957	0.789	+0.0%
1958	0.797	+1.0%
1959	0.798	+0.1%
1960	0.815	+2.1%
1961	0.815	+0.0%
1962	0.815	+0.0%
1963	0.809	-0.7%
1964	0.809	+0.0%
1965	0.811	+0.2%
1966	0.811	+0.0%
1967	0.811	+0.0%
1968	0.81	-0.1%
1969	0.816	+0.7%
1970	0.826	+1.2%
1971	0.824	-0.2%
1972	0.829	+0.6%
1973	0.829	+0.0%
1974	0.836	+0.8%
1975	0.836	+0.0%
1976	0.833	-0.4%
1977	0.831	-0.2%
1978	0.831	+0.0%
1979	0.831	+0.0%
1980	0.839	+1.0%
1981	0.839	+0.0%
1982	0.839	+0.0%
1983	0.842	+0.4%
1984	0.842	+0.0%
1985	0.843	+0.1%
1986	0.846	+0.4%
1987	0.846	+0.0%
1988	0.851	+0.6%
1989	0.851	+0.0%
1990	0.87	+2.2%
1991	0.87	+0.0%
1992	0.87	+0.0%
1993	0.87	+0.0%
1994	0.87	+0.0%
1995	0.874	+0.5%
1996	0.88	+0.7%
1997	0.88	+0.0%
1998	0.88	+0.0%
1999	0.879	-0.1%
2000	0.888	+1.0%
2001	0.895	+0.8%
2002	0.895	+0.0%
2003	0.891	-0.4%
2004	0.891	+0.0%
2005	0.899	+0.9%
2006	0.895	-0.4%
2007	0.895	+0.0%
2008	0.895	+0.0%
2009	0.895	+0.0%
2010	0.89	-0.6%
2011	0.89	+0.0%
2012	0.89	+0.0%
2013	0.896	+0.7%
2014	0.896	+0.0%
2015	0.901	+0.6%
2016	0.901	+0.0%
2017	0.899	-0.2%
2018	0.901	+0.2%
2019	0.896	-0.6%
2020	0.904	+0.9%
2021	0.904	+0.0%
2022	0.918	+1.5%
2023	0.915	-0.3%
2024	0.915	+0.0%
2025	0.911	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.035	0.035	0.035	1
1790s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1800s	0.0874	0.035	0.559	10
1810s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1820s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1830s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1840s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1850s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1860s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1870s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1880s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1890s	0.559	0.559	0.559	10
1900s	0.4655	0.449	0.489	10
1910s	0.4778	0.455	0.545	10
1920s	0.5639	0.562	0.567	10
1930s	0.5776	0.566	0.6	10
1940s	0.6815	0.574	0.787	10
1950s	0.7919	0.786	0.799	10
1960s	0.8122	0.809	0.816	10
1970s	0.8306	0.824	0.836	10
1980s	0.8438	0.839	0.851	10
1990s	0.8743	0.87	0.88	10
2000s	0.8939	0.888	0.899	10
2010s	0.896	0.89	0.901	10
2020s	0.9112	0.904	0.918	6

Countries ranked near Finland

3 Bulgaria 0.925 compare
4 Slovenia 0.919 compare
5 France 0.918 compare
7 Denmark 0.91 compare
8 Norway 0.909 compare
9 New Zealand 0.907 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Finland

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Finland?: Women's civil society participation index in Finland was 0.911 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 Finland?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2022.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1789.
How does Finland rank for women's civil society participation index?: Finland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.