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

Women's civil society participation index in Kuwait was 0.412 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 Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.412 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 1789.

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

Kuwait ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kuwait 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 Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.412 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.412

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.412

in 2025

All-time low

0.021

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.412 for women's civil society participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Kuwait peaked at 0.412 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.021, in 1789.

Kuwait ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.021	—
1790	0.021	+0.0%
1791	0.021	+0.0%
1792	0.021	+0.0%
1793	0.021	+0.0%
1794	0.021	+0.0%
1795	0.021	+0.0%
1796	0.021	+0.0%
1797	0.021	+0.0%
1798	0.021	+0.0%
1799	0.021	+0.0%
1800	0.021	+0.0%
1801	0.021	+0.0%
1802	0.021	+0.0%
1803	0.021	+0.0%
1804	0.021	+0.0%
1805	0.021	+0.0%
1806	0.021	+0.0%
1807	0.021	+0.0%
1808	0.021	+0.0%
1809	0.021	+0.0%
1810	0.021	+0.0%
1811	0.021	+0.0%
1812	0.021	+0.0%
1813	0.021	+0.0%
1814	0.021	+0.0%
1815	0.021	+0.0%
1816	0.021	+0.0%
1817	0.021	+0.0%
1818	0.021	+0.0%
1819	0.021	+0.0%
1820	0.021	+0.0%
1821	0.021	+0.0%
1822	0.021	+0.0%
1823	0.021	+0.0%
1824	0.021	+0.0%
1825	0.021	+0.0%
1826	0.021	+0.0%
1827	0.021	+0.0%
1828	0.021	+0.0%
1829	0.021	+0.0%
1830	0.021	+0.0%
1831	0.021	+0.0%
1832	0.021	+0.0%
1833	0.021	+0.0%
1834	0.021	+0.0%
1835	0.021	+0.0%
1836	0.021	+0.0%
1837	0.021	+0.0%
1838	0.021	+0.0%
1839	0.021	+0.0%
1840	0.021	+0.0%
1841	0.021	+0.0%
1842	0.021	+0.0%
1843	0.021	+0.0%
1844	0.021	+0.0%
1845	0.021	+0.0%
1846	0.021	+0.0%
1847	0.021	+0.0%
1848	0.021	+0.0%
1849	0.021	+0.0%
1850	0.021	+0.0%
1851	0.021	+0.0%
1852	0.021	+0.0%
1853	0.021	+0.0%
1854	0.021	+0.0%
1855	0.021	+0.0%
1856	0.021	+0.0%
1857	0.021	+0.0%
1858	0.021	+0.0%
1859	0.021	+0.0%
1860	0.021	+0.0%
1861	0.021	+0.0%
1862	0.021	+0.0%
1863	0.021	+0.0%
1864	0.021	+0.0%
1865	0.021	+0.0%
1866	0.021	+0.0%
1867	0.021	+0.0%
1868	0.021	+0.0%
1869	0.021	+0.0%
1870	0.021	+0.0%
1871	0.021	+0.0%
1872	0.021	+0.0%
1873	0.021	+0.0%
1874	0.021	+0.0%
1875	0.021	+0.0%
1876	0.021	+0.0%
1877	0.021	+0.0%
1878	0.021	+0.0%
1879	0.021	+0.0%
1880	0.021	+0.0%
1881	0.021	+0.0%
1882	0.021	+0.0%
1883	0.021	+0.0%
1884	0.021	+0.0%
1885	0.021	+0.0%
1886	0.021	+0.0%
1887	0.021	+0.0%
1888	0.021	+0.0%
1889	0.021	+0.0%
1890	0.021	+0.0%
1891	0.021	+0.0%
1892	0.021	+0.0%
1893	0.021	+0.0%
1894	0.021	+0.0%
1895	0.021	+0.0%
1896	0.021	+0.0%
1897	0.021	+0.0%
1898	0.021	+0.0%
1899	0.021	+0.0%
1900	0.032	+52.4%
1901	0.032	+0.0%
1902	0.032	+0.0%
1903	0.032	+0.0%
1904	0.032	+0.0%
1905	0.032	+0.0%
1906	0.032	+0.0%
1907	0.032	+0.0%
1908	0.032	+0.0%
1909	0.032	+0.0%
1910	0.032	+0.0%
1911	0.032	+0.0%
1912	0.032	+0.0%
1913	0.032	+0.0%
1914	0.032	+0.0%
1915	0.032	+0.0%
1916	0.032	+0.0%
1917	0.032	+0.0%
1918	0.032	+0.0%
1919	0.032	+0.0%
1920	0.032	+0.0%
1921	0.032	+0.0%
1922	0.032	+0.0%
1923	0.032	+0.0%
1924	0.032	+0.0%
1925	0.032	+0.0%
1926	0.032	+0.0%
1927	0.032	+0.0%
1928	0.032	+0.0%
1929	0.032	+0.0%
1930	0.032	+0.0%
1931	0.032	+0.0%
1932	0.032	+0.0%
1933	0.032	+0.0%
1934	0.032	+0.0%
1935	0.032	+0.0%
1936	0.032	+0.0%
1937	0.032	+0.0%
1938	0.032	+0.0%
1939	0.032	+0.0%
1940	0.032	+0.0%
1941	0.032	+0.0%
1942	0.032	+0.0%
1943	0.032	+0.0%
1944	0.032	+0.0%
1945	0.032	+0.0%
1946	0.032	+0.0%
1947	0.032	+0.0%
1948	0.032	+0.0%
1949	0.032	+0.0%
1950	0.098	+206.2%
1951	0.098	+0.0%
1952	0.098	+0.0%
1953	0.098	+0.0%
1954	0.098	+0.0%
1955	0.098	+0.0%
1956	0.098	+0.0%
1957	0.098	+0.0%
1958	0.098	+0.0%
1959	0.098	+0.0%
1960	0.117	+19.4%
1961	0.117	+0.0%
1962	0.25	+113.7%
1963	0.274	+9.6%
1964	0.274	+0.0%
1965	0.274	+0.0%
1966	0.274	+0.0%
1967	0.274	+0.0%
1968	0.274	+0.0%
1969	0.274	+0.0%
1970	0.274	+0.0%
1971	0.274	+0.0%
1972	0.274	+0.0%
1973	0.274	+0.0%
1974	0.274	+0.0%
1975	0.274	+0.0%
1976	0.271	-1.1%
1977	0.271	+0.0%
1978	0.271	+0.0%
1979	0.271	+0.0%
1980	0.285	+5.2%
1981	0.285	+0.0%
1982	0.285	+0.0%
1983	0.28	-1.8%
1984	0.294	+5.0%
1985	0.294	+0.0%
1986	0.294	+0.0%
1987	0.294	+0.0%
1988	0.294	+0.0%
1989	0.294	+0.0%
1990	0.3	+2.0%
1991	0.3	+0.0%
1992	0.352	+17.3%
1993	0.352	+0.0%
1994	0.352	+0.0%
1995	0.352	+0.0%
1996	0.352	+0.0%
1997	0.352	+0.0%
1998	0.352	+0.0%
1999	0.361	+2.6%
2000	0.345	-4.4%
2001	0.345	+0.0%
2002	0.345	+0.0%
2003	0.349	+1.2%
2004	0.349	+0.0%
2005	0.349	+0.0%
2006	0.349	+0.0%
2007	0.341	-2.3%
2008	0.35	+2.6%
2009	0.35	+0.0%
2010	0.344	-1.7%
2011	0.344	+0.0%
2012	0.349	+1.5%
2013	0.349	+0.0%
2014	0.349	+0.0%
2015	0.349	+0.0%
2016	0.349	+0.0%
2017	0.346	-0.9%
2018	0.335	-3.2%
2019	0.37	+10.4%
2020	0.378	+2.2%
2021	0.401	+6.1%
2022	0.388	-3.2%
2023	0.408	+5.2%
2024	0.385	-5.6%
2025	0.412	+7.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.021	0.021	0.021	1
1790s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1800s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1810s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1820s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1830s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1840s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1850s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1860s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1870s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1880s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1890s	0.021	0.021	0.021	10
1900s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1910s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1920s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1930s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1940s	0.032	0.032	0.032	10
1950s	0.098	0.098	0.098	10
1960s	0.2402	0.117	0.274	10
1970s	0.2728	0.271	0.274	10
1980s	0.2899	0.28	0.294	10
1990s	0.3425	0.3	0.361	10
2000s	0.3472	0.341	0.35	10
2010s	0.3484	0.335	0.37	10
2020s	0.3953	0.378	0.412	6

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More gender data for Kuwait

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,860 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,312 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,294 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Kuwait?: Women's civil society participation index in Kuwait was 0.412 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 Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.412 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for women's civil society participation index?: Kuwait ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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.