Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.611 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Kazakhstan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Kazakhstan is 0.611, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.773 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1826.
Kazakhstan ranks 119th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.306 | — |
| 1790 | 0.261 | -14.7% |
| 1791 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.241 | -7.7% |
| 1827 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.304 | +26.1% |
| 1856 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.307 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.265 | -13.7% |
| 1901 | 0.276 | +4.2% |
| 1902 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.283 | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 0.288 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.277 | -3.8% |
| 1916 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.323 | +16.6% |
| 1918 | 0.391 | +21.1% |
| 1919 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.386 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.374 | -3.1% |
| 1925 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.357 | -4.5% |
| 1927 | 0.339 | -5.0% |
| 1928 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.321 | -5.3% |
| 1931 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.305 | -5.0% |
| 1935 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.316 | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 0.316 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.331 | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.352 | +6.3% |
| 1947 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.328 | -6.8% |
| 1949 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.347 | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 0.404 | +16.4% |
| 1955 | 0.415 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.423 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.43 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.448 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.456 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.453 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.444 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.438 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.443 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.454 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.447 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.453 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.43 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.46 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.553 | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.552 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.546 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.565 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.773 | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.77 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.768 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.765 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.743 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.734 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.738 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.739 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.743 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.689 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.728 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.717 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.729 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.736 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.732 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.734 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.722 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.611 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.253 | 0.241 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.241 | 0.241 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.241 | 0.241 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2725 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3067 | 0.304 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.307 | 0.307 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2804 | 0.265 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3099 | 0.277 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3676 | 0.339 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3114 | 0.305 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3316 | 0.316 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3863 | 0.328 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4517 | 0.448 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4422 | 0.43 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4826 | 0.43 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7696 | 0.768 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.754 | 0.743 | 0.765 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7295 | 0.689 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7107 | 0.611 | 0.736 | 6 |
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More gender data for Kazakhstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,050 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2514 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 192,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 204,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 195,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 207,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 198,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 210,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 210,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 223,846 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Kazakhstan?
- Women's civil society participation index in Kazakhstan was 0.611 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.