Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Hungary
Hungary: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.824 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Hungary, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.824 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Hungary peaked at 0.87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.129, in 1944.
Hungary ranks 47th 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 Hungary, 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 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.203 | +56.2% |
| 1821 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.294 | +44.8% |
| 1849 | 0.294 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.192 | -34.7% |
| 1851 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.192 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.214 | +11.5% |
| 1862 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.211 | -1.4% |
| 1868 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.168 | -20.4% |
| 1919 | 0.157 | -6.5% |
| 1920 | 0.169 | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.164 | -3.0% |
| 1923 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.174 | +6.1% |
| 1925 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.172 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.212 | +23.3% |
| 1931 | 0.211 | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.208 | -1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.202 | -2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.208 | +3.0% |
| 1941 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.202 | -2.9% |
| 1944 | 0.129 | -36.1% |
| 1945 | 0.146 | +13.2% |
| 1946 | 0.332 | +127.4% |
| 1947 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.317 | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 0.278 | -12.3% |
| 1950 | 0.264 | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.275 | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.279 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.269 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.302 | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.317 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.341 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.33 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.342 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.355 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.377 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.388 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.509 | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 0.85 | +67.0% |
| 1991 | 0.851 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.852 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.857 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.855 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.848 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.853 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.853 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.826 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.839 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.841 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.84 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.853 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.847 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.85 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.852 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.855 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.849 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.851 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.858 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.86 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.859 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.87 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.843 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.824 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.203 | 0.203 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.203 | 0.203 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2212 | 0.203 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.192 | 0.192 | 0.192 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2109 | 0.192 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2013 | 0.157 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1704 | 0.164 | 0.174 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2099 | 0.202 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.236 | 0.129 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2662 | 0.264 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3106 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.379 | 0.342 | 0.509 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8524 | 0.848 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8465 | 0.826 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8447 | 0.83 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8523 | 0.824 | 0.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More gender data for Hungary
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,338 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Hungary?
- Women's civil society participation index in Hungary was 0.824 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 in 1944.
- How does Hungary rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Hungary ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.