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

Women's civil society participation index in Japan was 0.715 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 Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.753 in 2017.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 1789.

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

Japan ranks 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Japan 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 Japan

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

Japan: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.715 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.715

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

94th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.753

in 2017

All-time low

0.025

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.715 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Japan peaked at 0.753 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.025, in 1789.

That places Japan 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Japan, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.025	—
1790	0.025	+0.0%
1791	0.025	+0.0%
1792	0.025	+0.0%
1793	0.025	+0.0%
1794	0.025	+0.0%
1795	0.025	+0.0%
1796	0.025	+0.0%
1797	0.025	+0.0%
1798	0.025	+0.0%
1799	0.025	+0.0%
1800	0.025	+0.0%
1801	0.025	+0.0%
1802	0.025	+0.0%
1803	0.025	+0.0%
1804	0.025	+0.0%
1805	0.025	+0.0%
1806	0.025	+0.0%
1807	0.025	+0.0%
1808	0.025	+0.0%
1809	0.025	+0.0%
1810	0.025	+0.0%
1811	0.025	+0.0%
1812	0.025	+0.0%
1813	0.025	+0.0%
1814	0.025	+0.0%
1815	0.025	+0.0%
1816	0.025	+0.0%
1817	0.025	+0.0%
1818	0.025	+0.0%
1819	0.025	+0.0%
1820	0.025	+0.0%
1821	0.025	+0.0%
1822	0.025	+0.0%
1823	0.025	+0.0%
1824	0.025	+0.0%
1825	0.025	+0.0%
1826	0.025	+0.0%
1827	0.025	+0.0%
1828	0.025	+0.0%
1829	0.025	+0.0%
1830	0.025	+0.0%
1831	0.025	+0.0%
1832	0.025	+0.0%
1833	0.025	+0.0%
1834	0.025	+0.0%
1835	0.025	+0.0%
1836	0.025	+0.0%
1837	0.025	+0.0%
1838	0.025	+0.0%
1839	0.025	+0.0%
1840	0.025	+0.0%
1841	0.025	+0.0%
1842	0.025	+0.0%
1843	0.025	+0.0%
1844	0.025	+0.0%
1845	0.025	+0.0%
1846	0.025	+0.0%
1847	0.025	+0.0%
1848	0.025	+0.0%
1849	0.025	+0.0%
1850	0.03	+20.0%
1851	0.03	+0.0%
1852	0.03	+0.0%
1853	0.03	+0.0%
1854	0.03	+0.0%
1855	0.03	+0.0%
1856	0.03	+0.0%
1857	0.03	+0.0%
1858	0.03	+0.0%
1859	0.03	+0.0%
1860	0.03	+0.0%
1861	0.03	+0.0%
1862	0.03	+0.0%
1863	0.03	+0.0%
1864	0.03	+0.0%
1865	0.03	+0.0%
1866	0.03	+0.0%
1867	0.03	+0.0%
1868	0.03	+0.0%
1869	0.035	+16.7%
1870	0.127	+262.9%
1871	0.127	+0.0%
1872	0.127	+0.0%
1873	0.127	+0.0%
1874	0.127	+0.0%
1875	0.127	+0.0%
1876	0.127	+0.0%
1877	0.127	+0.0%
1878	0.127	+0.0%
1879	0.127	+0.0%
1880	0.127	+0.0%
1881	0.127	+0.0%
1882	0.127	+0.0%
1883	0.127	+0.0%
1884	0.127	+0.0%
1885	0.127	+0.0%
1886	0.127	+0.0%
1887	0.122	-3.9%
1888	0.122	+0.0%
1889	0.122	+0.0%
1890	0.122	+0.0%
1891	0.122	+0.0%
1892	0.122	+0.0%
1893	0.122	+0.0%
1894	0.122	+0.0%
1895	0.122	+0.0%
1896	0.122	+0.0%
1897	0.122	+0.0%
1898	0.122	+0.0%
1899	0.122	+0.0%
1900	0.098	-19.7%
1901	0.098	+0.0%
1902	0.098	+0.0%
1903	0.098	+0.0%
1904	0.098	+0.0%
1905	0.098	+0.0%
1906	0.098	+0.0%
1907	0.098	+0.0%
1908	0.098	+0.0%
1909	0.098	+0.0%
1910	0.098	+0.0%
1911	0.1	+2.0%
1912	0.1	+0.0%
1913	0.1	+0.0%
1914	0.111	+11.0%
1915	0.111	+0.0%
1916	0.111	+0.0%
1917	0.111	+0.0%
1918	0.111	+0.0%
1919	0.111	+0.0%
1920	0.131	+18.0%
1921	0.131	+0.0%
1922	0.131	+0.0%
1923	0.131	+0.0%
1924	0.131	+0.0%
1925	0.127	-3.1%
1926	0.128	+0.8%
1927	0.128	+0.0%
1928	0.128	+0.0%
1929	0.128	+0.0%
1930	0.128	+0.0%
1931	0.128	+0.0%
1932	0.128	+0.0%
1933	0.122	-4.7%
1934	0.122	+0.0%
1935	0.116	-4.9%
1936	0.116	+0.0%
1937	0.116	+0.0%
1938	0.116	+0.0%
1939	0.116	+0.0%
1940	0.116	+0.0%
1941	0.116	+0.0%
1942	0.116	+0.0%
1943	0.116	+0.0%
1944	0.116	+0.0%
1945	0.119	+2.6%
1946	0.363	+205.0%
1947	0.467	+28.7%
1948	0.458	-1.9%
1949	0.458	+0.0%
1950	0.458	+0.0%
1951	0.458	+0.0%
1952	0.479	+4.6%
1953	0.505	+5.4%
1954	0.518	+2.6%
1955	0.518	+0.0%
1956	0.518	+0.0%
1957	0.518	+0.0%
1958	0.518	+0.0%
1959	0.518	+0.0%
1960	0.518	+0.0%
1961	0.518	+0.0%
1962	0.518	+0.0%
1963	0.518	+0.0%
1964	0.518	+0.0%
1965	0.518	+0.0%
1966	0.518	+0.0%
1967	0.518	+0.0%
1968	0.518	+0.0%
1969	0.518	+0.0%
1970	0.518	+0.0%
1971	0.518	+0.0%
1972	0.518	+0.0%
1973	0.518	+0.0%
1974	0.518	+0.0%
1975	0.518	+0.0%
1976	0.518	+0.0%
1977	0.518	+0.0%
1978	0.518	+0.0%
1979	0.518	+0.0%
1980	0.538	+3.9%
1981	0.538	+0.0%
1982	0.538	+0.0%
1983	0.538	+0.0%
1984	0.538	+0.0%
1985	0.531	-1.3%
1986	0.67	+26.2%
1987	0.67	+0.0%
1988	0.67	+0.0%
1989	0.67	+0.0%
1990	0.685	+2.2%
1991	0.685	+0.0%
1992	0.685	+0.0%
1993	0.685	+0.0%
1994	0.685	+0.0%
1995	0.716	+4.5%
1996	0.716	+0.0%
1997	0.716	+0.0%
1998	0.716	+0.0%
1999	0.716	+0.0%
2000	0.714	-0.3%
2001	0.714	+0.0%
2002	0.714	+0.0%
2003	0.714	+0.0%
2004	0.732	+2.5%
2005	0.732	+0.0%
2006	0.739	+1.0%
2007	0.734	-0.7%
2008	0.734	+0.0%
2009	0.722	-1.6%
2010	0.733	+1.5%
2011	0.733	+0.0%
2012	0.746	+1.8%
2013	0.717	-3.9%
2014	0.715	-0.3%
2015	0.655	-8.4%
2016	0.649	-0.9%
2017	0.753	+16.0%
2018	0.692	-8.1%
2019	0.692	+0.0%
2020	0.708	+2.3%
2021	0.708	+0.0%
2022	0.7	-1.1%
2023	0.71	+1.4%
2024	0.706	-0.6%
2025	0.715	+1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.025	0.025	0.025	1
1790s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1800s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1810s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1820s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1830s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1840s	0.025	0.025	0.025	10
1850s	0.03	0.03	0.03	10
1860s	0.0305	0.03	0.035	10
1870s	0.127	0.127	0.127	10
1880s	0.1255	0.122	0.127	10
1890s	0.122	0.122	0.122	10
1900s	0.098	0.098	0.098	10
1910s	0.1064	0.098	0.111	10
1920s	0.1294	0.127	0.131	10
1930s	0.1208	0.116	0.128	10
1940s	0.2445	0.116	0.467	10
1950s	0.5008	0.458	0.518	10
1960s	0.518	0.518	0.518	10
1970s	0.518	0.518	0.518	10
1980s	0.5901	0.531	0.67	10
1990s	0.7005	0.685	0.716	10
2000s	0.7249	0.714	0.739	10
2010s	0.7085	0.649	0.753	10
2020s	0.7078	0.7	0.715	6

Countries ranked near Japan

91 United States of America 0.723 compare
92 Burkina Faso 0.722 compare
93 Lesotho 0.716 compare
95 Niger 0.714 compare
96 Singapore 0.711 compare
97 Mozambique 0.709 compare

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More gender data for Japan

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Japan?: Women's civil society participation index in Japan was 0.715 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 Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.753 in 2017.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.025 in 1789.
How does Japan rank for women's civil society participation index?: Japan ranks 94th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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.