Women's Political Empowerment Index in Armenia
Armenia: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.875 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Armenia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Armenia stood at 0.875.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Armenia peaked at 0.903 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 1933.
That places Armenia 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 96 years of available data.
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.281 | — |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.295 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.296 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.3 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.3 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.298 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.289 | -3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.289 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.245 | -15.2% |
| 1930 | 0.231 | -5.7% |
| 1931 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.23 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.227 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.344 | +51.5% |
| 1947 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.333 | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.332 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.347 | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.358 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.426 | +19.0% |
| 1955 | 0.43 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.445 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.446 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.454 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.462 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.468 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.48 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.491 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.487 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.478 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.481 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.481 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.488 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.484 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.485 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.478 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.482 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.496 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.531 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.525 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.534 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.497 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.845 | +70.0% |
| 1991 | 0.672 | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.691 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.691 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.693 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.67 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.671 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.681 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.71 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.712 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.718 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.729 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.739 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.74 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.739 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.753 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.813 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.874 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.888 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.885 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.903 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.888 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.875 | -1.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.875 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.875 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Women's Political Empowerment Index in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +70.0% | 0.497 | 0.845 |
| 1946 | +51.5% | 0.227 | 0.344 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.29 | 0.281 | 0.299 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.2904 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2298 | 0.227 | 0.231 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.3382 | 0.332 | 0.344 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4054 | 0.347 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4749 | 0.462 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4816 | 0.477 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4991 | 0.48 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6969 | 0.67 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6875 | 0.67 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7744 | 0.729 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8872 | 0.875 | 0.903 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index in Armenia?
- Women's political empowerment index in Armenia was 0.875 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2021.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 1933.
- How does Armenia rank for women's political empowerment index?
- Armenia ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.