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

Women's civil society participation index in Sweden was 0.87 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 Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1789.

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

Sweden ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sweden 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 Sweden

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

Sweden: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.87 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.87

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

29th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.91

in 2000

All-time low

0.035

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil society participation index in Sweden stood at 0.87.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Sweden peaked at 0.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1789.

Sweden ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Sweden, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.035	—
1790	0.035	+0.0%
1791	0.035	+0.0%
1792	0.035	+0.0%
1793	0.035	+0.0%
1794	0.035	+0.0%
1795	0.035	+0.0%
1796	0.035	+0.0%
1797	0.035	+0.0%
1798	0.035	+0.0%
1799	0.035	+0.0%
1800	0.035	+0.0%
1801	0.035	+0.0%
1802	0.035	+0.0%
1803	0.035	+0.0%
1804	0.035	+0.0%
1805	0.035	+0.0%
1806	0.035	+0.0%
1807	0.035	+0.0%
1808	0.035	+0.0%
1809	0.035	+0.0%
1810	0.035	+0.0%
1811	0.035	+0.0%
1812	0.035	+0.0%
1813	0.035	+0.0%
1814	0.035	+0.0%
1815	0.035	+0.0%
1816	0.035	+0.0%
1817	0.035	+0.0%
1818	0.035	+0.0%
1819	0.035	+0.0%
1820	0.035	+0.0%
1821	0.035	+0.0%
1822	0.035	+0.0%
1823	0.035	+0.0%
1824	0.035	+0.0%
1825	0.035	+0.0%
1826	0.035	+0.0%
1827	0.035	+0.0%
1828	0.035	+0.0%
1829	0.035	+0.0%
1830	0.035	+0.0%
1831	0.035	+0.0%
1832	0.035	+0.0%
1833	0.035	+0.0%
1834	0.035	+0.0%
1835	0.035	+0.0%
1836	0.035	+0.0%
1837	0.035	+0.0%
1838	0.035	+0.0%
1839	0.035	+0.0%
1840	0.339	+868.6%
1841	0.339	+0.0%
1842	0.339	+0.0%
1843	0.339	+0.0%
1844	0.339	+0.0%
1845	0.339	+0.0%
1846	0.339	+0.0%
1847	0.339	+0.0%
1848	0.339	+0.0%
1849	0.339	+0.0%
1850	0.339	+0.0%
1851	0.339	+0.0%
1852	0.339	+0.0%
1853	0.339	+0.0%
1854	0.339	+0.0%
1855	0.339	+0.0%
1856	0.339	+0.0%
1857	0.339	+0.0%
1858	0.339	+0.0%
1859	0.339	+0.0%
1860	0.339	+0.0%
1861	0.339	+0.0%
1862	0.339	+0.0%
1863	0.339	+0.0%
1864	0.339	+0.0%
1865	0.339	+0.0%
1866	0.339	+0.0%
1867	0.339	+0.0%
1868	0.339	+0.0%
1869	0.339	+0.0%
1870	0.339	+0.0%
1871	0.339	+0.0%
1872	0.339	+0.0%
1873	0.339	+0.0%
1874	0.339	+0.0%
1875	0.339	+0.0%
1876	0.339	+0.0%
1877	0.339	+0.0%
1878	0.339	+0.0%
1879	0.339	+0.0%
1880	0.491	+44.8%
1881	0.491	+0.0%
1882	0.491	+0.0%
1883	0.491	+0.0%
1884	0.491	+0.0%
1885	0.491	+0.0%
1886	0.491	+0.0%
1887	0.491	+0.0%
1888	0.491	+0.0%
1889	0.491	+0.0%
1890	0.491	+0.0%
1891	0.491	+0.0%
1892	0.491	+0.0%
1893	0.491	+0.0%
1894	0.491	+0.0%
1895	0.491	+0.0%
1896	0.491	+0.0%
1897	0.491	+0.0%
1898	0.491	+0.0%
1899	0.491	+0.0%
1900	0.43	-12.4%
1901	0.43	+0.0%
1902	0.43	+0.0%
1903	0.43	+0.0%
1904	0.43	+0.0%
1905	0.43	+0.0%
1906	0.43	+0.0%
1907	0.43	+0.0%
1908	0.43	+0.0%
1909	0.43	+0.0%
1910	0.47	+9.3%
1911	0.47	+0.0%
1912	0.47	+0.0%
1913	0.47	+0.0%
1914	0.468	-0.4%
1915	0.463	-1.1%
1916	0.463	+0.0%
1917	0.463	+0.0%
1918	0.463	+0.0%
1919	0.471	+1.7%
1920	0.489	+3.8%
1921	0.489	+0.0%
1922	0.636	+30.1%
1923	0.8	+25.8%
1924	0.817	+2.1%
1925	0.817	+0.0%
1926	0.817	+0.0%
1927	0.817	+0.0%
1928	0.817	+0.0%
1929	0.817	+0.0%
1930	0.821	+0.5%
1931	0.821	+0.0%
1932	0.821	+0.0%
1933	0.821	+0.0%
1934	0.821	+0.0%
1935	0.821	+0.0%
1936	0.821	+0.0%
1937	0.821	+0.0%
1938	0.816	-0.6%
1939	0.816	+0.0%
1940	0.811	-0.6%
1941	0.811	+0.0%
1942	0.811	+0.0%
1943	0.811	+0.0%
1944	0.811	+0.0%
1945	0.811	+0.0%
1946	0.832	+2.6%
1947	0.832	+0.0%
1948	0.832	+0.0%
1949	0.832	+0.0%
1950	0.827	-0.6%
1951	0.827	+0.0%
1952	0.827	+0.0%
1953	0.827	+0.0%
1954	0.827	+0.0%
1955	0.827	+0.0%
1956	0.827	+0.0%
1957	0.827	+0.0%
1958	0.827	+0.0%
1959	0.827	+0.0%
1960	0.831	+0.5%
1961	0.831	+0.0%
1962	0.831	+0.0%
1963	0.831	+0.0%
1964	0.831	+0.0%
1965	0.844	+1.6%
1966	0.829	-1.8%
1967	0.829	+0.0%
1968	0.829	+0.0%
1969	0.829	+0.0%
1970	0.844	+1.8%
1971	0.847	+0.4%
1972	0.853	+0.7%
1973	0.846	-0.8%
1974	0.858	+1.4%
1975	0.865	+0.8%
1976	0.87	+0.6%
1977	0.87	+0.0%
1978	0.87	+0.0%
1979	0.869	-0.1%
1980	0.874	+0.6%
1981	0.883	+1.0%
1982	0.883	+0.0%
1983	0.883	+0.0%
1984	0.88	-0.3%
1985	0.882	+0.2%
1986	0.888	+0.7%
1987	0.888	+0.0%
1988	0.888	+0.0%
1989	0.891	+0.3%
1990	0.89	-0.1%
1991	0.896	+0.7%
1992	0.896	+0.0%
1993	0.896	+0.0%
1994	0.9	+0.4%
1995	0.904	+0.4%
1996	0.901	-0.3%
1997	0.901	+0.0%
1998	0.901	+0.0%
1999	0.901	+0.0%
2000	0.91	+1.0%
2001	0.91	+0.0%
2002	0.91	+0.0%
2003	0.91	+0.0%
2004	0.91	+0.0%
2005	0.905	-0.5%
2006	0.905	+0.0%
2007	0.905	+0.0%
2008	0.905	+0.0%
2009	0.905	+0.0%
2010	0.907	+0.2%
2011	0.907	+0.0%
2012	0.901	-0.7%
2013	0.91	+1.0%
2014	0.91	+0.0%
2015	0.902	-0.9%
2016	0.899	-0.3%
2017	0.859	-4.4%
2018	0.847	-1.4%
2019	0.879	+3.8%
2020	0.875	-0.5%
2021	0.875	+0.0%
2022	0.876	+0.1%
2023	0.876	+0.0%
2024	0.864	-1.4%
2025	0.87	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.035	0.035	0.035	1
1790s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1800s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1810s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1820s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1830s	0.035	0.035	0.035	10
1840s	0.339	0.339	0.339	10
1850s	0.339	0.339	0.339	10
1860s	0.339	0.339	0.339	10
1870s	0.339	0.339	0.339	10
1880s	0.491	0.491	0.491	10
1890s	0.491	0.491	0.491	10
1900s	0.43	0.43	0.43	10
1910s	0.4671	0.463	0.471	10
1920s	0.7316	0.489	0.817	10
1930s	0.82	0.816	0.821	10
1940s	0.8194	0.811	0.832	10
1950s	0.827	0.827	0.827	10
1960s	0.8315	0.829	0.844	10
1970s	0.8592	0.844	0.87	10
1980s	0.884	0.874	0.891	10
1990s	0.8986	0.89	0.904	10
2000s	0.9075	0.905	0.91	10
2010s	0.8921	0.847	0.91	10
2020s	0.8727	0.864	0.876	6

Countries ranked near Sweden

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26 Montenegro 0.873 compare
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30 Liberia 0.868 compare
31 Germany 0.866 compare
32 Netherlands 0.865 compare

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More gender data for Sweden

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Sweden?: Women's civil society participation index in Sweden was 0.87 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 Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2000.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1789.
How does Sweden rank for women's civil society participation index?: Sweden ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden 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.