What is women political empowerment index in Denmark?

Women political empowerment index in Denmark was 0.954 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2017.

What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1789.

How does Denmark rank for women political empowerment index?

Denmark ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women political empowerment index in Denmark

Name: Women political empowerment index in Denmark
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Women political empowerment index was 0.954 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.954

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

1st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.961

in 2017

All-time low

0.26

in 1789

Years of data

185

1789–2025

Women political empowerment index in Denmark, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women political empowerment index in Denmark is 0.954, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Denmark peaked at 0.961 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1789.

Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Women political empowerment index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Women political empowerment index in Denmark, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.26	—
1790	0.26	+0.0%
1791	0.26	+0.0%
1792	0.26	+0.0%
1793	0.26	+0.0%
1794	0.26	+0.0%
1795	0.26	+0.0%
1796	0.26	+0.0%
1797	0.26	+0.0%
1798	0.26	+0.0%
1799	0.26	+0.0%
1800	0.26	+0.0%
1801	0.26	+0.0%
1802	0.26	+0.0%
1803	0.26	+0.0%
1804	0.26	+0.0%
1805	0.26	+0.0%
1806	0.26	+0.0%
1807	0.26	+0.0%
1808	0.26	+0.0%
1809	0.26	+0.0%
1810	0.26	+0.0%
1811	0.26	+0.0%
1812	0.26	+0.0%
1813	0.26	+0.0%
1814	0.26	+0.0%
1815	0.26	+0.0%
1816	0.26	+0.0%
1817	0.26	+0.0%
1818	0.26	+0.0%
1819	0.26	+0.0%
1820	0.26	+0.0%
1821	0.26	+0.0%
1822	0.26	+0.0%
1823	0.26	+0.0%
1824	0.26	+0.0%
1825	0.26	+0.0%
1826	0.26	+0.0%
1827	0.26	+0.0%
1828	0.26	+0.0%
1829	0.26	+0.0%
1830	0.26	+0.0%
1831	0.26	+0.0%
1832	0.26	+0.0%
1833	0.26	+0.0%
1834	0.26	+0.0%
1835	0.26	+0.0%
1836	0.26	+0.0%
1837	0.26	+0.0%
1838	0.26	+0.0%
1839	0.26	+0.0%
1840	0.26	+0.0%
1841	0.26	+0.0%
1842	0.26	+0.0%
1843	0.26	+0.0%
1844	0.26	+0.0%
1845	0.26	+0.0%
1846	0.26	+0.0%
1847	0.26	+0.0%
1900	0.492	+89.2%
1901	0.492	+0.0%
1902	0.492	+0.0%
1903	0.499	+1.4%
1904	0.499	+0.0%
1905	0.499	+0.0%
1906	0.499	+0.0%
1907	0.499	+0.0%
1908	0.499	+0.0%
1909	0.499	+0.0%
1910	0.499	+0.0%
1911	0.499	+0.0%
1912	0.507	+1.6%
1913	0.505	-0.4%
1914	0.505	+0.0%
1915	0.547	+8.3%
1916	0.684	+25.0%
1917	0.684	+0.0%
1918	0.73	+6.7%
1919	0.73	+0.0%
1920	0.788	+7.9%
1921	0.788	+0.0%
1922	0.788	+0.0%
1923	0.788	+0.0%
1924	0.788	+0.0%
1925	0.802	+1.8%
1926	0.802	+0.0%
1927	0.802	+0.0%
1928	0.802	+0.0%
1929	0.808	+0.7%
1930	0.806	-0.2%
1931	0.806	+0.0%
1932	0.806	+0.0%
1933	0.806	+0.0%
1934	0.806	+0.0%
1935	0.801	-0.6%
1936	0.801	+0.0%
1937	0.801	+0.0%
1938	0.801	+0.0%
1939	0.802	+0.1%
1940	0.72	-10.2%
1941	0.713	-1.0%
1942	0.716	+0.4%
1943	0.685	-4.3%
1944	0.685	+0.0%
1945	0.686	+0.1%
1946	0.84	+22.4%
1947	0.857	+2.0%
1948	0.861	+0.5%
1949	0.861	+0.0%
1950	0.857	-0.5%
1951	0.857	+0.0%
1952	0.857	+0.0%
1953	0.865	+0.9%
1954	0.889	+2.8%
1955	0.889	+0.0%
1956	0.889	+0.0%
1957	0.885	-0.4%
1958	0.885	+0.0%
1959	0.885	+0.0%
1960	0.89	+0.6%
1961	0.89	+0.0%
1962	0.89	+0.0%
1963	0.89	+0.0%
1964	0.89	+0.0%
1965	0.89	+0.0%
1966	0.893	+0.3%
1967	0.893	+0.0%
1968	0.893	+0.0%
1969	0.893	+0.0%
1970	0.924	+3.5%
1971	0.93	+0.6%
1972	0.93	+0.0%
1973	0.936	+0.6%
1974	0.936	+0.0%
1975	0.937	+0.1%
1976	0.937	+0.0%
1977	0.941	+0.4%
1978	0.941	+0.0%
1979	0.945	+0.4%
1980	0.944	-0.1%
1981	0.944	+0.0%
1982	0.944	+0.0%
1983	0.944	+0.0%
1984	0.945	+0.1%
1985	0.945	+0.0%
1986	0.945	+0.0%
1987	0.946	+0.1%
1988	0.946	+0.0%
1989	0.946	+0.0%
1990	0.952	+0.6%
1991	0.954	+0.2%
1992	0.957	+0.3%
1993	0.957	+0.0%
1994	0.957	+0.0%
1995	0.955	-0.2%
1996	0.954	-0.1%
1997	0.954	+0.0%
1998	0.957	+0.3%
1999	0.957	+0.0%
2000	0.956	-0.1%
2001	0.957	+0.1%
2002	0.957	+0.0%
2003	0.957	+0.0%
2004	0.954	-0.3%
2005	0.956	+0.2%
2006	0.956	+0.0%
2007	0.955	-0.1%
2008	0.955	+0.0%
2009	0.955	+0.0%
2010	0.956	+0.1%
2011	0.955	-0.1%
2012	0.956	+0.1%
2013	0.958	+0.2%
2014	0.956	-0.2%
2015	0.96	+0.4%
2016	0.958	-0.2%
2017	0.961	+0.3%
2018	0.96	-0.1%
2019	0.955	-0.5%
2020	0.955	+0.0%
2021	0.958	+0.3%
2022	0.957	-0.1%
2023	0.956	-0.1%
2024	0.959	+0.3%
2025	0.954	-0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.26	0.26	0.26	1
1790s	0.26	0.26	0.26	10
1800s	0.26	0.26	0.26	10
1810s	0.26	0.26	0.26	10
1820s	0.26	0.26	0.26	10
1830s	0.26	0.26	0.26	10
1840s	0.26	0.26	0.26	8
1900s	0.4969	0.492	0.499	10
1910s	0.589	0.499	0.73	10
1920s	0.7956	0.788	0.808	10
1930s	0.8036	0.801	0.806	10
1940s	0.7624	0.685	0.861	10
1950s	0.8758	0.857	0.889	10
1960s	0.8912	0.89	0.893	10
1970s	0.9357	0.924	0.945	10
1980s	0.9449	0.944	0.946	10
1990s	0.9554	0.952	0.957	10
2000s	0.9558	0.954	0.957	10
2010s	0.9575	0.955	0.961	10
2020s	0.9565	0.954	0.959	6

Countries ranked near Denmark

2 Belgium 0.952 compare
3 Latvia 0.95 compare
4 Spain 0.943 compare

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More gender data for Denmark

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 936.54 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1147 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women political empowerment index in Denmark?: Women political empowerment index in Denmark was 0.954 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2017.
What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1789.
How does Denmark rank for women political empowerment index?: Denmark ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women political empowerment index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026