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

The highest recorded value was 0.837 in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 1789.

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

United States ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United States 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 States

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

United States: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.723 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.723

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

91st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.837

in 2009

All-time low

0.026

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

United States recorded 0.723 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in United States peaked at 0.837 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.026, in 1789.

United States ranks 91st 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 States, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in United States, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.026	—
1790	0.026	+0.0%
1791	0.026	+0.0%
1792	0.026	+0.0%
1793	0.026	+0.0%
1794	0.026	+0.0%
1795	0.026	+0.0%
1796	0.026	+0.0%
1797	0.026	+0.0%
1798	0.026	+0.0%
1799	0.026	+0.0%
1800	0.026	+0.0%
1801	0.026	+0.0%
1802	0.026	+0.0%
1803	0.026	+0.0%
1804	0.026	+0.0%
1805	0.026	+0.0%
1806	0.026	+0.0%
1807	0.026	+0.0%
1808	0.026	+0.0%
1809	0.026	+0.0%
1810	0.026	+0.0%
1811	0.026	+0.0%
1812	0.026	+0.0%
1813	0.026	+0.0%
1814	0.026	+0.0%
1815	0.026	+0.0%
1816	0.026	+0.0%
1817	0.026	+0.0%
1818	0.026	+0.0%
1819	0.026	+0.0%
1820	0.026	+0.0%
1821	0.026	+0.0%
1822	0.026	+0.0%
1823	0.026	+0.0%
1824	0.026	+0.0%
1825	0.026	+0.0%
1826	0.026	+0.0%
1827	0.026	+0.0%
1828	0.151	+480.8%
1829	0.151	+0.0%
1830	0.151	+0.0%
1831	0.151	+0.0%
1832	0.151	+0.0%
1833	0.151	+0.0%
1834	0.151	+0.0%
1835	0.151	+0.0%
1836	0.151	+0.0%
1837	0.151	+0.0%
1838	0.151	+0.0%
1839	0.151	+0.0%
1840	0.151	+0.0%
1841	0.151	+0.0%
1842	0.151	+0.0%
1843	0.151	+0.0%
1844	0.151	+0.0%
1845	0.151	+0.0%
1846	0.151	+0.0%
1847	0.151	+0.0%
1848	0.151	+0.0%
1849	0.151	+0.0%
1850	0.151	+0.0%
1851	0.151	+0.0%
1852	0.151	+0.0%
1853	0.151	+0.0%
1854	0.151	+0.0%
1855	0.151	+0.0%
1856	0.151	+0.0%
1857	0.151	+0.0%
1858	0.151	+0.0%
1859	0.151	+0.0%
1860	0.151	+0.0%
1861	0.187	+23.8%
1862	0.187	+0.0%
1863	0.187	+0.0%
1864	0.187	+0.0%
1865	0.187	+0.0%
1866	0.362	+93.6%
1867	0.362	+0.0%
1868	0.362	+0.0%
1869	0.362	+0.0%
1870	0.362	+0.0%
1871	0.362	+0.0%
1872	0.362	+0.0%
1873	0.362	+0.0%
1874	0.362	+0.0%
1875	0.362	+0.0%
1876	0.362	+0.0%
1877	0.362	+0.0%
1878	0.362	+0.0%
1879	0.362	+0.0%
1880	0.362	+0.0%
1881	0.362	+0.0%
1882	0.362	+0.0%
1883	0.362	+0.0%
1884	0.362	+0.0%
1885	0.362	+0.0%
1886	0.362	+0.0%
1887	0.362	+0.0%
1888	0.362	+0.0%
1889	0.362	+0.0%
1890	0.362	+0.0%
1891	0.362	+0.0%
1892	0.362	+0.0%
1893	0.362	+0.0%
1894	0.362	+0.0%
1895	0.362	+0.0%
1896	0.362	+0.0%
1897	0.362	+0.0%
1898	0.362	+0.0%
1899	0.362	+0.0%
1900	0.293	-19.1%
1901	0.293	+0.0%
1902	0.293	+0.0%
1903	0.293	+0.0%
1904	0.293	+0.0%
1905	0.293	+0.0%
1906	0.293	+0.0%
1907	0.293	+0.0%
1908	0.293	+0.0%
1909	0.293	+0.0%
1910	0.293	+0.0%
1911	0.293	+0.0%
1912	0.293	+0.0%
1913	0.293	+0.0%
1914	0.293	+0.0%
1915	0.293	+0.0%
1916	0.293	+0.0%
1917	0.299	+2.0%
1918	0.292	-2.3%
1919	0.292	+0.0%
1920	0.329	+12.7%
1921	0.329	+0.0%
1922	0.329	+0.0%
1923	0.329	+0.0%
1924	0.329	+0.0%
1925	0.329	+0.0%
1926	0.329	+0.0%
1927	0.329	+0.0%
1928	0.329	+0.0%
1929	0.329	+0.0%
1930	0.341	+3.6%
1931	0.341	+0.0%
1932	0.341	+0.0%
1933	0.33	-3.2%
1934	0.33	+0.0%
1935	0.33	+0.0%
1936	0.33	+0.0%
1937	0.33	+0.0%
1938	0.33	+0.0%
1939	0.33	+0.0%
1940	0.33	+0.0%
1941	0.33	+0.0%
1942	0.355	+7.6%
1943	0.351	-1.1%
1944	0.351	+0.0%
1945	0.351	+0.0%
1946	0.413	+17.7%
1947	0.413	+0.0%
1948	0.413	+0.0%
1949	0.413	+0.0%
1950	0.413	+0.0%
1951	0.413	+0.0%
1952	0.413	+0.0%
1953	0.387	-6.3%
1954	0.387	+0.0%
1955	0.407	+5.2%
1956	0.407	+0.0%
1957	0.407	+0.0%
1958	0.407	+0.0%
1959	0.407	+0.0%
1960	0.412	+1.2%
1961	0.412	+0.0%
1962	0.42	+1.9%
1963	0.42	+0.0%
1964	0.42	+0.0%
1965	0.42	+0.0%
1966	0.428	+1.9%
1967	0.428	+0.0%
1968	0.437	+2.1%
1969	0.443	+1.4%
1970	0.584	+31.8%
1971	0.597	+2.2%
1972	0.599	+0.3%
1973	0.603	+0.7%
1974	0.641	+6.3%
1975	0.689	+7.5%
1976	0.689	+0.0%
1977	0.689	+0.0%
1978	0.689	+0.0%
1979	0.689	+0.0%
1980	0.763	+10.7%
1981	0.763	+0.0%
1982	0.763	+0.0%
1983	0.763	+0.0%
1984	0.763	+0.0%
1985	0.763	+0.0%
1986	0.765	+0.3%
1987	0.765	+0.0%
1988	0.765	+0.0%
1989	0.765	+0.0%
1990	0.782	+2.2%
1991	0.792	+1.3%
1992	0.792	+0.0%
1993	0.792	+0.0%
1994	0.792	+0.0%
1995	0.792	+0.0%
1996	0.792	+0.0%
1997	0.792	+0.0%
1998	0.792	+0.0%
1999	0.804	+1.5%
2000	0.805	+0.1%
2001	0.805	+0.0%
2002	0.805	+0.0%
2003	0.804	-0.1%
2004	0.83	+3.2%
2005	0.83	+0.0%
2006	0.833	+0.4%
2007	0.833	+0.0%
2008	0.833	+0.0%
2009	0.837	+0.5%
2010	0.824	-1.6%
2011	0.824	+0.0%
2012	0.824	+0.0%
2013	0.829	+0.6%
2014	0.829	+0.0%
2015	0.821	-1.0%
2016	0.83	+1.1%
2017	0.817	-1.6%
2018	0.811	-0.7%
2019	0.802	-1.1%
2020	0.806	+0.5%
2021	0.824	+2.2%
2022	0.818	-0.7%
2023	0.822	+0.5%
2024	0.753	-8.4%
2025	0.723	-4.0%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.723 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.862, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.026	0.026	0.026	1
1790s	0.026	0.026	0.026	10
1800s	0.026	0.026	0.026	10
1810s	0.026	0.026	0.026	10
1820s	0.051	0.026	0.151	10
1830s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1840s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1850s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1860s	0.2534	0.151	0.362	10
1870s	0.362	0.362	0.362	10
1880s	0.362	0.362	0.362	10
1890s	0.362	0.362	0.362	10
1900s	0.293	0.293	0.293	10
1910s	0.2934	0.292	0.299	10
1920s	0.329	0.329	0.329	10
1930s	0.3333	0.33	0.341	10
1940s	0.372	0.33	0.413	10
1950s	0.4048	0.387	0.413	10
1960s	0.424	0.412	0.443	10
1970s	0.6469	0.584	0.689	10
1980s	0.7638	0.763	0.765	10
1990s	0.7922	0.782	0.804	10
2000s	0.8215	0.804	0.837	10
2010s	0.8211	0.802	0.83	10
2020s	0.791	0.723	0.824	6

Countries ranked near United States

88 United Kingdom 0.735 compare
89 Brazil 0.734 compare
90 Iceland 0.733 compare
92 Burkina Faso 0.722 compare
93 Lesotho 0.716 compare
94 Japan 0.715 compare

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More gender data for United States

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 297,814 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in United States?: Women's civil society participation index in United States was 0.723 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 States?: The highest recorded value was 0.837 in 2009.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 1789.
How does United States rank for women's civil society participation index?: United States ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States 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.