Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.116 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.116
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
172nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.142
in 1946
All-time low
0.02
in 1789
Years of data
203
1789–2025
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.116 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.142 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1789.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.02 | — |
| 1790 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.021 | +5.0% |
| 1895 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1897 | 0.069 | +245.0% |
| 1898 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.063 | -8.7% |
| 1901 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.061 | -3.2% |
| 1905 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.062 | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.047 | -24.2% |
| 1945 | 0.132 | +180.9% |
| 1946 | 0.142 | +7.6% |
| 1947 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.13 | -8.5% |
| 1951 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.138 | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.088 | -36.2% |
| 1958 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.074 | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.059 | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.057 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.065 | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.071 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.075 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.076 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.074 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.075 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.109 | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 0.114 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.119 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.117 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.116 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0349 | 0.02 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0621 | 0.061 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.047 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.14 | 0.132 | 0.142 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.1182 | 0.088 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0852 | 0.074 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0612 | 0.057 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0752 | 0.074 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1083 | 0.075 | 0.119 | 6 |
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More gender data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Women's civil society participation index in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.116 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.142 in 1946.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1789.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.