Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Vietnam
Vietnam: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.8 for women's civil society participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Vietnam peaked at 0.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.543, in 1976.
Vietnam ranks 67th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.543 | — |
| 1977 | 0.551 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.587 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.606 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.614 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.627 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.658 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.675 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.688 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.686 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.723 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.723 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.723 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.722 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.725 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.716 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.716 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.695 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.725 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.639 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.611 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.766 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | -21.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7465, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6995, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.549 | 0.543 | 0.551 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5654 | 0.551 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.636 | 0.606 | 0.658 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6929 | 0.675 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7169 | 0.695 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6712 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Vietnam?
- Women's civil society participation index in Vietnam was 0.8 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.543 in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Vietnam ranks 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.