What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.022 in 1795.

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

United Kingdom ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.735 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.735

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

88th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.918

in 2018

All-time low

0.022

in 1795

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's civil society participation index in United Kingdom stood at 0.735.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.918 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.022, in 1795.

United Kingdom ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in United Kingdom, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.029	—
1790	0.029	+0.0%
1791	0.029	+0.0%
1792	0.029	+0.0%
1793	0.029	+0.0%
1794	0.029	+0.0%
1795	0.022	-24.1%
1796	0.022	+0.0%
1797	0.022	+0.0%
1798	0.022	+0.0%
1799	0.022	+0.0%
1800	0.022	+0.0%
1801	0.022	+0.0%
1802	0.022	+0.0%
1803	0.022	+0.0%
1804	0.022	+0.0%
1805	0.022	+0.0%
1806	0.022	+0.0%
1807	0.022	+0.0%
1808	0.022	+0.0%
1809	0.022	+0.0%
1810	0.022	+0.0%
1811	0.022	+0.0%
1812	0.022	+0.0%
1813	0.022	+0.0%
1814	0.022	+0.0%
1815	0.022	+0.0%
1816	0.022	+0.0%
1817	0.022	+0.0%
1818	0.022	+0.0%
1819	0.022	+0.0%
1820	0.028	+27.3%
1821	0.028	+0.0%
1822	0.028	+0.0%
1823	0.028	+0.0%
1824	0.028	+0.0%
1825	0.028	+0.0%
1826	0.028	+0.0%
1827	0.028	+0.0%
1828	0.028	+0.0%
1829	0.028	+0.0%
1830	0.028	+0.0%
1831	0.028	+0.0%
1832	0.028	+0.0%
1833	0.028	+0.0%
1834	0.028	+0.0%
1835	0.028	+0.0%
1836	0.028	+0.0%
1837	0.028	+0.0%
1838	0.072	+157.1%
1839	0.072	+0.0%
1840	0.072	+0.0%
1841	0.072	+0.0%
1842	0.072	+0.0%
1843	0.072	+0.0%
1844	0.072	+0.0%
1845	0.072	+0.0%
1846	0.072	+0.0%
1847	0.072	+0.0%
1848	0.072	+0.0%
1849	0.072	+0.0%
1850	0.072	+0.0%
1851	0.09	+25.0%
1852	0.09	+0.0%
1853	0.09	+0.0%
1854	0.09	+0.0%
1855	0.09	+0.0%
1856	0.09	+0.0%
1857	0.09	+0.0%
1858	0.09	+0.0%
1859	0.09	+0.0%
1860	0.09	+0.0%
1861	0.09	+0.0%
1862	0.09	+0.0%
1863	0.09	+0.0%
1864	0.09	+0.0%
1865	0.09	+0.0%
1866	0.09	+0.0%
1867	0.161	+78.9%
1868	0.161	+0.0%
1869	0.161	+0.0%
1870	0.161	+0.0%
1871	0.161	+0.0%
1872	0.161	+0.0%
1873	0.161	+0.0%
1874	0.161	+0.0%
1875	0.161	+0.0%
1876	0.161	+0.0%
1877	0.161	+0.0%
1878	0.161	+0.0%
1879	0.161	+0.0%
1880	0.161	+0.0%
1881	0.161	+0.0%
1882	0.161	+0.0%
1883	0.161	+0.0%
1884	0.161	+0.0%
1885	0.161	+0.0%
1886	0.161	+0.0%
1887	0.161	+0.0%
1888	0.161	+0.0%
1889	0.161	+0.0%
1890	0.161	+0.0%
1891	0.161	+0.0%
1892	0.161	+0.0%
1893	0.161	+0.0%
1894	0.161	+0.0%
1895	0.161	+0.0%
1896	0.161	+0.0%
1897	0.161	+0.0%
1898	0.161	+0.0%
1899	0.161	+0.0%
1900	0.144	-10.6%
1901	0.136	-5.6%
1902	0.136	+0.0%
1903	0.136	+0.0%
1904	0.136	+0.0%
1905	0.136	+0.0%
1906	0.136	+0.0%
1907	0.136	+0.0%
1908	0.136	+0.0%
1909	0.136	+0.0%
1910	0.136	+0.0%
1911	0.136	+0.0%
1912	0.136	+0.0%
1913	0.136	+0.0%
1914	0.177	+30.1%
1915	0.177	+0.0%
1916	0.177	+0.0%
1917	0.177	+0.0%
1918	0.177	+0.0%
1919	0.222	+25.4%
1920	0.222	+0.0%
1921	0.222	+0.0%
1922	0.222	+0.0%
1923	0.222	+0.0%
1924	0.222	+0.0%
1925	0.222	+0.0%
1926	0.222	+0.0%
1927	0.222	+0.0%
1928	0.222	+0.0%
1929	0.288	+29.7%
1930	0.327	+13.5%
1931	0.327	+0.0%
1932	0.327	+0.0%
1933	0.327	+0.0%
1934	0.327	+0.0%
1935	0.327	+0.0%
1936	0.351	+7.3%
1937	0.351	+0.0%
1938	0.351	+0.0%
1939	0.415	+18.2%
1940	0.415	+0.0%
1941	0.415	+0.0%
1942	0.415	+0.0%
1943	0.415	+0.0%
1944	0.415	+0.0%
1945	0.415	+0.0%
1946	0.432	+4.1%
1947	0.432	+0.0%
1948	0.432	+0.0%
1949	0.432	+0.0%
1950	0.492	+13.9%
1951	0.492	+0.0%
1952	0.492	+0.0%
1953	0.492	+0.0%
1954	0.492	+0.0%
1955	0.477	-3.0%
1956	0.492	+3.1%
1957	0.492	+0.0%
1958	0.492	+0.0%
1959	0.492	+0.0%
1960	0.486	-1.2%
1961	0.49	+0.8%
1962	0.504	+2.9%
1963	0.504	+0.0%
1964	0.504	+0.0%
1965	0.504	+0.0%
1966	0.598	+18.7%
1967	0.598	+0.0%
1968	0.529	-11.5%
1969	0.528	-0.2%
1970	0.634	+20.1%
1971	0.74	+16.7%
1972	0.74	+0.0%
1973	0.74	+0.0%
1974	0.74	+0.0%
1975	0.74	+0.0%
1976	0.74	+0.0%
1977	0.74	+0.0%
1978	0.74	+0.0%
1979	0.74	+0.0%
1980	0.741	+0.1%
1981	0.741	+0.0%
1982	0.741	+0.0%
1983	0.741	+0.0%
1984	0.741	+0.0%
1985	0.741	+0.0%
1986	0.741	+0.0%
1987	0.741	+0.0%
1988	0.741	+0.0%
1989	0.741	+0.0%
1990	0.76	+2.6%
1991	0.76	+0.0%
1992	0.76	+0.0%
1993	0.76	+0.0%
1994	0.758	-0.3%
1995	0.758	+0.0%
1996	0.758	+0.0%
1997	0.758	+0.0%
1998	0.758	+0.0%
1999	0.829	+9.4%
2000	0.833	+0.5%
2001	0.833	+0.0%
2002	0.833	+0.0%
2003	0.833	+0.0%
2004	0.831	-0.2%
2005	0.849	+2.2%
2006	0.849	+0.0%
2007	0.849	+0.0%
2008	0.849	+0.0%
2009	0.849	+0.0%
2010	0.849	+0.0%
2011	0.849	+0.0%
2012	0.909	+7.1%
2013	0.896	-1.4%
2014	0.896	+0.0%
2015	0.896	+0.0%
2016	0.896	+0.0%
2017	0.913	+1.9%
2018	0.918	+0.5%
2019	0.782	-14.8%
2020	0.892	+14.1%
2021	0.894	+0.2%
2022	0.88	-1.6%
2023	0.887	+0.8%
2024	0.736	-17.0%
2025	0.735	-0.1%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

United Kingdom's 0.735 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.862, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
United Kingdom's 0.735 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.862, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.029	0.029	0.029	1
1790s	0.0255	0.022	0.029	10
1800s	0.022	0.022	0.022	10
1810s	0.022	0.022	0.022	10
1820s	0.028	0.028	0.028	10
1830s	0.0368	0.028	0.072	10
1840s	0.072	0.072	0.072	10
1850s	0.0882	0.072	0.09	10
1860s	0.1113	0.09	0.161	10
1870s	0.161	0.161	0.161	10
1880s	0.161	0.161	0.161	10
1890s	0.161	0.161	0.161	10
1900s	0.1368	0.136	0.144	10
1910s	0.1651	0.136	0.222	10
1920s	0.2286	0.222	0.288	10
1930s	0.343	0.327	0.415	10
1940s	0.4218	0.415	0.432	10
1950s	0.4905	0.477	0.492	10
1960s	0.5245	0.486	0.598	10
1970s	0.7294	0.634	0.74	10
1980s	0.741	0.741	0.741	10
1990s	0.7659	0.758	0.829	10
2000s	0.8408	0.831	0.849	10
2010s	0.8804	0.782	0.918	10
2020s	0.8373	0.735	0.894	6

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More gender data for United Kingdom

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 60,060 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in United Kingdom?: Women's civil society participation index in United Kingdom was 0.735 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 United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2018.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0.022 in 1795.
How does United Kingdom rank for women's civil society participation index?: United Kingdom ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.