Women's Civil Society Participation Index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.805 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.805 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.871 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1789.
North Macedonia ranks 61st 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.009 | — |
| 1790 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.01 | +11.1% |
| 1901 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.012 | +20.0% |
| 1903 | 0.01 | -16.7% |
| 1904 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.031 | +210.0% |
| 1909 | 0.112 | +261.3% |
| 1910 | 0.113 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.101 | -10.6% |
| 1914 | 0.236 | +133.7% |
| 1915 | 0.21 | -11.0% |
| 1916 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 1919 | 0.25 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.238 | -4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.237 | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.232 | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.369 | +59.1% |
| 1941 | 0.322 | -12.7% |
| 1942 | 0.33 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.484 | +46.7% |
| 1946 | 0.565 | +16.7% |
| 1947 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.581 | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.576 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.6 | +4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.619 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.627 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.628 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.628 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.652 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.619 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.614 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.63 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.641 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.634 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.629 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.651 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.676 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.68 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.703 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.691 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.833 | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.844 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.855 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.868 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.866 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.859 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.867 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.858 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.865 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.871 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.863 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.853 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.857 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.855 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.845 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.788 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.802 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.821 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.76 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.808 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.752 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.809 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.805 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0225 | 0.01 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1776 | 0.101 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2476 | 0.238 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2331 | 0.232 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4425 | 0.322 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5919 | 0.576 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6038 | 0.6 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.619 | 0.619 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6216 | 0.619 | 0.628 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6426 | 0.614 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8244 | 0.691 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.842 | 0.788 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7905 | 0.752 | 0.809 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More gender data for North Macedonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 262.64 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in North Macedonia?
- Women's civil society participation index in North Macedonia was 0.805 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2011.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.
- How does North Macedonia rank for women's civil society participation index?
- North Macedonia ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.