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

Women's civil society participation index in Turkey was 0.329 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 Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 0.399 in 2003.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.

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

Turkey ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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 Turkey

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

Turkey: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.329 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.329

Change on year

down 6.8%

World rank

158th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.399

in 2003

All-time low

0.009

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 0.329, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Turkey peaked at 0.399 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1789.

Turkey ranks 158th 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Turkey, 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	0.009	+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	0.102	+1.0%
1915	0.102	+0.0%
1916	0.102	+0.0%
1917	0.102	+0.0%
1918	0.102	+0.0%
1919	0.133	+30.4%
1920	0.129	-3.0%
1921	0.129	+0.0%
1922	0.129	+0.0%
1923	0.248	+92.2%
1924	0.27	+8.9%
1925	0.27	+0.0%
1926	0.27	+0.0%
1927	0.27	+0.0%
1928	0.27	+0.0%
1929	0.27	+0.0%
1930	0.274	+1.5%
1931	0.274	+0.0%
1932	0.274	+0.0%
1933	0.274	+0.0%
1934	0.287	+4.7%
1935	0.287	+0.0%
1936	0.287	+0.0%
1937	0.287	+0.0%
1938	0.287	+0.0%
1939	0.287	+0.0%
1940	0.287	+0.0%
1941	0.287	+0.0%
1942	0.287	+0.0%
1943	0.287	+0.0%
1944	0.287	+0.0%
1945	0.287	+0.0%
1946	0.292	+1.7%
1947	0.292	+0.0%
1948	0.292	+0.0%
1949	0.292	+0.0%
1950	0.284	-2.7%
1951	0.278	-2.1%
1952	0.278	+0.0%
1953	0.278	+0.0%
1954	0.278	+0.0%
1955	0.278	+0.0%
1956	0.278	+0.0%
1957	0.278	+0.0%
1958	0.278	+0.0%
1959	0.278	+0.0%
1960	0.275	-1.1%
1961	0.272	-1.1%
1962	0.272	+0.0%
1963	0.306	+12.5%
1964	0.306	+0.0%
1965	0.306	+0.0%
1966	0.314	+2.6%
1967	0.314	+0.0%
1968	0.314	+0.0%
1969	0.314	+0.0%
1970	0.299	-4.8%
1971	0.282	-5.7%
1972	0.282	+0.0%
1973	0.301	+6.7%
1974	0.31	+3.0%
1975	0.31	+0.0%
1976	0.31	+0.0%
1977	0.31	+0.0%
1978	0.31	+0.0%
1979	0.31	+0.0%
1980	0.246	-20.6%
1981	0.232	-5.7%
1982	0.232	+0.0%
1983	0.257	+10.8%
1984	0.257	+0.0%
1985	0.257	+0.0%
1986	0.266	+3.5%
1987	0.277	+4.1%
1988	0.29	+4.7%
1989	0.29	+0.0%
1990	0.305	+5.2%
1991	0.315	+3.3%
1992	0.315	+0.0%
1993	0.315	+0.0%
1994	0.315	+0.0%
1995	0.315	+0.0%
1996	0.306	-2.9%
1997	0.306	+0.0%
1998	0.306	+0.0%
1999	0.306	+0.0%
2000	0.353	+15.4%
2001	0.363	+2.8%
2002	0.363	+0.0%
2003	0.399	+9.9%
2004	0.399	+0.0%
2005	0.399	+0.0%
2006	0.394	-1.3%
2007	0.395	+0.3%
2008	0.398	+0.8%
2009	0.393	-1.3%
2010	0.359	-8.7%
2011	0.372	+3.6%
2012	0.368	-1.1%
2013	0.391	+6.3%
2014	0.387	-1.0%
2015	0.368	-4.9%
2016	0.309	-16.0%
2017	0.287	-7.1%
2018	0.286	-0.3%
2019	0.287	+0.3%
2020	0.301	+4.9%
2021	0.314	+4.3%
2022	0.344	+9.6%
2023	0.341	-0.9%
2024	0.353	+3.5%
2025	0.329	-6.8%

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	0.1083	0.101	0.133	10
1920s	0.2255	0.129	0.27	10
1930s	0.2818	0.274	0.287	10
1940s	0.289	0.287	0.292	10
1950s	0.2786	0.278	0.284	10
1960s	0.2993	0.272	0.314	10
1970s	0.3024	0.282	0.31	10
1980s	0.2604	0.232	0.29	10
1990s	0.3104	0.305	0.315	10
2000s	0.3856	0.353	0.399	10
2010s	0.3414	0.286	0.391	10
2020s	0.3303	0.301	0.353	6

Countries ranked near Turkey

155 Pakistan 0.355 compare
156 Tajikistan 0.348 compare
157 Myanmar 0.347 compare
158 Djibouti 0.329 compare
158 Nicaragua 0.329 compare
161 Oman 0.328 compare

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More gender data for Turkey

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Turkey?: Women's civil society participation index in Turkey was 0.329 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 Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 0.399 in 2003.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1789.
How does Turkey rank for women's civil society participation index?: Turkey ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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.