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

Women's civil society participation index in Syria was 0.413 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 Syria?

The highest recorded value was 0.51 in 2012.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.

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

Syria ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria 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 Syria

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

Syria: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.413 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.413

Change on year

up 43.4%

World rank

150th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.51

in 2012

All-time low

0.009

in 1789

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Syria, 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 Syria is 0.413, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 43.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Syria peaked at 0.51 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1789.

Syria ranks 150th 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 Syria, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Syria, 1789 to 2025.
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	0.012	+33.3%
1832	0.012	+0.0%
1833	0.012	+0.0%
1834	0.012	+0.0%
1835	0.012	+0.0%
1836	0.012	+0.0%
1837	0.012	+0.0%
1838	0.012	+0.0%
1839	0.012	+0.0%
1840	0.009	-25.0%
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	0.102	+1.0%
1915	0.102	+0.0%
1916	0.102	+0.0%
1917	0.102	+0.0%
1918	0.254	+149.0%
1919	0.254	+0.0%
1922	0.278	+9.4%
1923	0.278	+0.0%
1924	0.278	+0.0%
1925	0.278	+0.0%
1926	0.278	+0.0%
1927	0.278	+0.0%
1928	0.278	+0.0%
1929	0.278	+0.0%
1930	0.389	+39.9%
1931	0.389	+0.0%
1932	0.389	+0.0%
1933	0.389	+0.0%
1934	0.389	+0.0%
1935	0.389	+0.0%
1936	0.389	+0.0%
1937	0.389	+0.0%
1938	0.389	+0.0%
1939	0.376	-3.3%
1940	0.391	+4.0%
1941	0.391	+0.0%
1942	0.391	+0.0%
1943	0.391	+0.0%
1944	0.391	+0.0%
1945	0.386	-1.3%
1946	0.442	+14.5%
1947	0.457	+3.4%
1948	0.457	+0.0%
1949	0.444	-2.8%
1950	0.447	+0.7%
1951	0.447	+0.0%
1952	0.447	+0.0%
1953	0.447	+0.0%
1954	0.451	+0.9%
1955	0.493	+9.3%
1956	0.493	+0.0%
1957	0.493	+0.0%
1958	0.463	-6.1%
1959	0.434	-6.3%
1960	0.449	+3.5%
1961	0.449	+0.0%
1962	0.46	+2.4%
1963	0.439	-4.6%
1964	0.439	+0.0%
1965	0.439	+0.0%
1966	0.439	+0.0%
1967	0.439	+0.0%
1968	0.439	+0.0%
1969	0.439	+0.0%
1970	0.42	-4.3%
1971	0.42	+0.0%
1972	0.464	+10.5%
1973	0.464	+0.0%
1974	0.464	+0.0%
1975	0.464	+0.0%
1976	0.464	+0.0%
1977	0.464	+0.0%
1978	0.464	+0.0%
1979	0.464	+0.0%
1980	0.464	+0.0%
1981	0.464	+0.0%
1982	0.464	+0.0%
1983	0.464	+0.0%
1984	0.464	+0.0%
1985	0.464	+0.0%
1986	0.464	+0.0%
1987	0.464	+0.0%
1988	0.464	+0.0%
1989	0.464	+0.0%
1990	0.464	+0.0%
1991	0.467	+0.6%
1992	0.467	+0.0%
1993	0.467	+0.0%
1994	0.467	+0.0%
1995	0.467	+0.0%
1996	0.467	+0.0%
1997	0.467	+0.0%
1998	0.467	+0.0%
1999	0.467	+0.0%
2000	0.505	+8.1%
2001	0.505	+0.0%
2002	0.498	-1.4%
2003	0.498	+0.0%
2004	0.498	+0.0%
2005	0.468	-6.0%
2006	0.468	+0.0%
2007	0.468	+0.0%
2008	0.468	+0.0%
2009	0.468	+0.0%
2010	0.468	+0.0%
2011	0.495	+5.8%
2012	0.51	+3.0%
2013	0.418	-18.0%
2014	0.422	+1.0%
2015	0.422	+0.0%
2016	0.418	-0.9%
2017	0.428	+2.4%
2018	0.443	+3.5%
2019	0.436	-1.6%
2020	0.434	-0.5%
2021	0.423	-2.5%
2022	0.385	-9.0%
2023	0.368	-4.4%
2024	0.288	-21.7%
2025	0.413	+43.4%

Syria compared with similar countries

Syria's 0.413 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.567, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Syria's 0.413 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.412, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

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	0.0117	0.009	0.012	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	0.1356	0.101	0.254	10
1920s	0.278	0.278	0.278	8
1930s	0.3877	0.376	0.389	10
1940s	0.4141	0.386	0.457	10
1950s	0.4615	0.434	0.493	10
1960s	0.4431	0.439	0.46	10
1970s	0.4552	0.42	0.464	10
1980s	0.464	0.464	0.464	10
1990s	0.4667	0.464	0.467	10
2000s	0.4844	0.468	0.505	10
2010s	0.446	0.418	0.51	10
2020s	0.3852	0.288	0.434	6

Countries ranked near Syria

147 Guinea 0.429 compare
148 Laos 0.428 compare
149 Congo 0.414 compare
151 Kuwait 0.412 compare
152 Haiti 0.377 compare
153 Sudan 0.373 compare

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More gender data for Syria

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,107 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 3.23 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 21,289 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,289 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 288,104 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 302,347 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 273,777 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 287,191 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 255,304 (2025)

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Syria?: Women's civil society participation index in Syria was 0.413 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 Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.51 in 2012.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.
How does Syria rank for women's civil society participation index?: Syria ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria 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.