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

Women's civil society participation index in Russia was 0.467 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 Russia?

The highest recorded value was 0.731 in 1993.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.

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

Russia ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Russia 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 Russia

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

Russia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.467 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.467

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

143rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.731

in 1993

All-time low

0.241

in 1826

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Russia recorded 0.467 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Russia peaked at 0.731 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1826.

Russia ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Russia, 1789 to 2025.
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	0.64	+13.3%
1991	0.681	+6.4%
1992	0.722	+6.0%
1993	0.731	+1.2%
1994	0.731	+0.0%
1995	0.731	+0.0%
1996	0.731	+0.0%
1997	0.731	+0.0%
1998	0.731	+0.0%
1999	0.731	+0.0%
2000	0.685	-6.3%
2001	0.685	+0.0%
2002	0.687	+0.3%
2003	0.687	+0.0%
2004	0.687	+0.0%
2005	0.683	-0.6%
2006	0.689	+0.9%
2007	0.7	+1.6%
2008	0.686	-2.0%
2009	0.688	+0.3%
2010	0.697	+1.3%
2011	0.687	-1.4%
2012	0.685	-0.3%
2013	0.711	+3.8%
2014	0.703	-1.1%
2015	0.699	-0.6%
2016	0.691	-1.1%
2017	0.684	-1.0%
2018	0.68	-0.6%
2019	0.678	-0.3%
2020	0.646	-4.7%
2021	0.679	+5.1%
2022	0.651	-4.1%
2023	0.439	-32.6%
2024	0.44	+0.2%
2025	0.467	+6.1%

Russia compared with similar countries

Russia's 0.467 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.862, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Russia's 0.467 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.862, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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	0.716	0.64	0.731	10
2000s	0.6877	0.683	0.7	10
2010s	0.6915	0.678	0.711	10
2020s	0.5537	0.439	0.679	6

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More gender data for Russia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 120,569 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Russia?: Women's civil society participation index in Russia was 0.467 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 Russia?: The highest recorded value was 0.731 in 1993.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.
How does Russia rank for women's civil society participation index?: Russia ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.