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

Women's civil society participation index in Norway was 0.909 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 Norway?

The highest recorded value was 0.909 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.031 in 1789.

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

Norway ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway 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 Norway

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

Norway: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.909 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.909

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

8th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.909

in 2025

All-time low

0.031

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Norway, 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 Norway is 0.909, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Norway peaked at 0.909 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.031, in 1789.

That places Norway 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.031	—
1790	0.031	+0.0%
1791	0.031	+0.0%
1792	0.031	+0.0%
1793	0.031	+0.0%
1794	0.031	+0.0%
1795	0.031	+0.0%
1796	0.031	+0.0%
1797	0.031	+0.0%
1798	0.031	+0.0%
1799	0.031	+0.0%
1800	0.031	+0.0%
1801	0.031	+0.0%
1802	0.031	+0.0%
1803	0.031	+0.0%
1804	0.031	+0.0%
1805	0.031	+0.0%
1806	0.031	+0.0%
1807	0.031	+0.0%
1808	0.031	+0.0%
1809	0.031	+0.0%
1810	0.031	+0.0%
1811	0.031	+0.0%
1812	0.031	+0.0%
1813	0.031	+0.0%
1814	0.031	+0.0%
1815	0.031	+0.0%
1816	0.031	+0.0%
1817	0.031	+0.0%
1818	0.031	+0.0%
1819	0.031	+0.0%
1820	0.031	+0.0%
1821	0.031	+0.0%
1822	0.031	+0.0%
1823	0.031	+0.0%
1824	0.031	+0.0%
1825	0.031	+0.0%
1826	0.031	+0.0%
1827	0.031	+0.0%
1828	0.031	+0.0%
1829	0.031	+0.0%
1830	0.143	+361.3%
1831	0.143	+0.0%
1832	0.143	+0.0%
1833	0.143	+0.0%
1834	0.143	+0.0%
1835	0.143	+0.0%
1836	0.143	+0.0%
1837	0.143	+0.0%
1838	0.143	+0.0%
1839	0.143	+0.0%
1840	0.143	+0.0%
1841	0.143	+0.0%
1842	0.143	+0.0%
1843	0.143	+0.0%
1844	0.143	+0.0%
1845	0.143	+0.0%
1846	0.143	+0.0%
1847	0.143	+0.0%
1848	0.143	+0.0%
1849	0.143	+0.0%
1850	0.267	+86.7%
1851	0.267	+0.0%
1852	0.267	+0.0%
1853	0.267	+0.0%
1854	0.267	+0.0%
1855	0.267	+0.0%
1856	0.267	+0.0%
1857	0.267	+0.0%
1858	0.267	+0.0%
1859	0.267	+0.0%
1860	0.267	+0.0%
1861	0.267	+0.0%
1862	0.267	+0.0%
1863	0.267	+0.0%
1864	0.267	+0.0%
1865	0.267	+0.0%
1866	0.267	+0.0%
1867	0.267	+0.0%
1868	0.267	+0.0%
1869	0.267	+0.0%
1870	0.311	+16.5%
1871	0.311	+0.0%
1872	0.311	+0.0%
1873	0.311	+0.0%
1874	0.311	+0.0%
1875	0.311	+0.0%
1876	0.311	+0.0%
1877	0.311	+0.0%
1878	0.311	+0.0%
1879	0.311	+0.0%
1880	0.311	+0.0%
1881	0.311	+0.0%
1882	0.311	+0.0%
1883	0.311	+0.0%
1884	0.506	+62.7%
1885	0.506	+0.0%
1886	0.506	+0.0%
1887	0.506	+0.0%
1888	0.506	+0.0%
1889	0.506	+0.0%
1890	0.506	+0.0%
1891	0.506	+0.0%
1892	0.506	+0.0%
1893	0.506	+0.0%
1894	0.506	+0.0%
1895	0.506	+0.0%
1896	0.506	+0.0%
1897	0.506	+0.0%
1898	0.506	+0.0%
1899	0.506	+0.0%
1900	0.425	-16.0%
1901	0.425	+0.0%
1902	0.425	+0.0%
1903	0.425	+0.0%
1904	0.425	+0.0%
1905	0.425	+0.0%
1906	0.425	+0.0%
1907	0.425	+0.0%
1908	0.425	+0.0%
1909	0.425	+0.0%
1910	0.425	+0.0%
1911	0.425	+0.0%
1912	0.425	+0.0%
1913	0.425	+0.0%
1914	0.425	+0.0%
1915	0.425	+0.0%
1916	0.425	+0.0%
1917	0.425	+0.0%
1918	0.425	+0.0%
1919	0.425	+0.0%
1920	0.428	+0.7%
1921	0.428	+0.0%
1922	0.428	+0.0%
1923	0.428	+0.0%
1924	0.428	+0.0%
1925	0.428	+0.0%
1926	0.428	+0.0%
1927	0.428	+0.0%
1928	0.441	+3.0%
1929	0.441	+0.0%
1930	0.441	+0.0%
1931	0.441	+0.0%
1932	0.441	+0.0%
1933	0.441	+0.0%
1934	0.441	+0.0%
1935	0.441	+0.0%
1936	0.441	+0.0%
1937	0.441	+0.0%
1938	0.441	+0.0%
1939	0.441	+0.0%
1940	0.376	-14.7%
1941	0.376	+0.0%
1942	0.376	+0.0%
1943	0.376	+0.0%
1944	0.376	+0.0%
1945	0.379	+0.8%
1946	0.564	+48.8%
1947	0.667	+18.3%
1948	0.667	+0.0%
1949	0.667	+0.0%
1950	0.673	+0.9%
1951	0.673	+0.0%
1952	0.673	+0.0%
1953	0.673	+0.0%
1954	0.673	+0.0%
1955	0.673	+0.0%
1956	0.673	+0.0%
1957	0.699	+3.9%
1958	0.699	+0.0%
1959	0.699	+0.0%
1960	0.739	+5.7%
1961	0.734	-0.7%
1962	0.734	+0.0%
1963	0.734	+0.0%
1964	0.734	+0.0%
1965	0.736	+0.3%
1966	0.736	+0.0%
1967	0.736	+0.0%
1968	0.859	+16.7%
1969	0.859	+0.0%
1970	0.861	+0.2%
1971	0.861	+0.0%
1972	0.861	+0.0%
1973	0.857	-0.5%
1974	0.857	+0.0%
1975	0.862	+0.6%
1976	0.862	+0.0%
1977	0.862	+0.0%
1978	0.862	+0.0%
1979	0.862	+0.0%
1980	0.868	+0.7%
1981	0.864	-0.5%
1982	0.864	+0.0%
1983	0.877	+1.5%
1984	0.87	-0.8%
1985	0.869	-0.1%
1986	0.869	+0.0%
1987	0.869	+0.0%
1988	0.875	+0.7%
1989	0.875	+0.0%
1990	0.883	+0.9%
1991	0.883	+0.0%
1992	0.884	+0.1%
1993	0.884	+0.0%
1994	0.889	+0.6%
1995	0.889	+0.0%
1996	0.883	-0.7%
1997	0.883	+0.0%
1998	0.886	+0.3%
1999	0.886	+0.0%
2000	0.896	+1.1%
2001	0.895	-0.1%
2002	0.897	+0.2%
2003	0.897	+0.0%
2004	0.903	+0.7%
2005	0.898	-0.6%
2006	0.898	+0.0%
2007	0.901	+0.3%
2008	0.898	-0.3%
2009	0.9	+0.2%
2010	0.904	+0.4%
2011	0.902	-0.2%
2012	0.9	-0.2%
2013	0.9	+0.0%
2014	0.903	+0.3%
2015	0.904	+0.1%
2016	0.903	-0.1%
2017	0.903	+0.0%
2018	0.903	+0.0%
2019	0.893	-1.1%
2020	0.901	+0.9%
2021	0.901	+0.0%
2022	0.901	+0.0%
2023	0.899	-0.2%
2024	0.906	+0.8%
2025	0.909	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.031	0.031	0.031	1
1790s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1800s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1810s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1820s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1830s	0.143	0.143	0.143	10
1840s	0.143	0.143	0.143	10
1850s	0.267	0.267	0.267	10
1860s	0.267	0.267	0.267	10
1870s	0.311	0.311	0.311	10
1880s	0.428	0.311	0.506	10
1890s	0.506	0.506	0.506	10
1900s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1910s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1920s	0.4306	0.428	0.441	10
1930s	0.441	0.441	0.441	10
1940s	0.4824	0.376	0.667	10
1950s	0.6808	0.673	0.699	10
1960s	0.7601	0.734	0.859	10
1970s	0.8607	0.857	0.862	10
1980s	0.87	0.864	0.877	10
1990s	0.885	0.883	0.889	10
2000s	0.8983	0.895	0.903	10
2010s	0.9015	0.893	0.904	10
2020s	0.9028	0.899	0.909	6

Countries ranked near Norway

5 France 0.918 compare
6 Finland 0.911 compare
7 Denmark 0.91 compare
9 New Zealand 0.907 compare
10 Barbados 0.903 compare
10 Ukraine 0.903 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Norway

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Norway?: Women's civil society participation index in Norway was 0.909 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 Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.909 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.031 in 1789.
How does Norway rank for women's civil society participation index?: Norway ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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.