What is women's political empowerment index in India?

Women's political empowerment index in India was 0.658 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 0.674 in 2000.

What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 0.165 in 1789.

How does India rank for women's political empowerment index?

India ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this India 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.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in India

Name: Women's Political Empowerment Index in India
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.658 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.658

Change on year

up 4.6%

World rank

120th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.674

in 2000

All-time low

0.165

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in India, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.658 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in India peaked at 0.674 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.165, in 1789.

India ranks 120th 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 Political Empowerment Index in India, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in India, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.165	—
1790	0.165	+0.0%
1791	0.165	+0.0%
1792	0.165	+0.0%
1793	0.165	+0.0%
1794	0.165	+0.0%
1795	0.165	+0.0%
1796	0.165	+0.0%
1797	0.165	+0.0%
1798	0.165	+0.0%
1799	0.165	+0.0%
1800	0.165	+0.0%
1801	0.165	+0.0%
1802	0.165	+0.0%
1803	0.165	+0.0%
1804	0.165	+0.0%
1805	0.165	+0.0%
1806	0.165	+0.0%
1807	0.165	+0.0%
1808	0.165	+0.0%
1809	0.165	+0.0%
1810	0.165	+0.0%
1811	0.165	+0.0%
1812	0.165	+0.0%
1813	0.165	+0.0%
1814	0.165	+0.0%
1815	0.165	+0.0%
1816	0.165	+0.0%
1817	0.165	+0.0%
1818	0.168	+1.8%
1819	0.168	+0.0%
1820	0.168	+0.0%
1821	0.168	+0.0%
1822	0.168	+0.0%
1823	0.168	+0.0%
1824	0.168	+0.0%
1825	0.168	+0.0%
1826	0.168	+0.0%
1827	0.168	+0.0%
1828	0.168	+0.0%
1829	0.168	+0.0%
1830	0.168	+0.0%
1831	0.168	+0.0%
1832	0.168	+0.0%
1833	0.168	+0.0%
1834	0.168	+0.0%
1835	0.168	+0.0%
1836	0.168	+0.0%
1837	0.168	+0.0%
1838	0.168	+0.0%
1839	0.168	+0.0%
1840	0.168	+0.0%
1841	0.168	+0.0%
1842	0.168	+0.0%
1843	0.168	+0.0%
1844	0.168	+0.0%
1845	0.168	+0.0%
1846	0.168	+0.0%
1847	0.168	+0.0%
1848	0.168	+0.0%
1849	0.168	+0.0%
1850	0.168	+0.0%
1851	0.168	+0.0%
1852	0.168	+0.0%
1853	0.168	+0.0%
1854	0.168	+0.0%
1855	0.168	+0.0%
1856	0.178	+6.0%
1857	0.178	+0.0%
1858	0.194	+9.0%
1859	0.194	+0.0%
1860	0.194	+0.0%
1861	0.194	+0.0%
1862	0.194	+0.0%
1863	0.194	+0.0%
1864	0.194	+0.0%
1865	0.194	+0.0%
1866	0.194	+0.0%
1867	0.194	+0.0%
1868	0.194	+0.0%
1869	0.194	+0.0%
1870	0.194	+0.0%
1871	0.194	+0.0%
1872	0.194	+0.0%
1873	0.194	+0.0%
1874	0.212	+9.3%
1875	0.212	+0.0%
1876	0.212	+0.0%
1877	0.243	+14.6%
1878	0.243	+0.0%
1879	0.243	+0.0%
1880	0.243	+0.0%
1881	0.243	+0.0%
1882	0.243	+0.0%
1883	0.243	+0.0%
1884	0.243	+0.0%
1885	0.243	+0.0%
1886	0.243	+0.0%
1887	0.243	+0.0%
1888	0.243	+0.0%
1889	0.243	+0.0%
1890	0.243	+0.0%
1891	0.243	+0.0%
1892	0.243	+0.0%
1893	0.243	+0.0%
1894	0.243	+0.0%
1895	0.243	+0.0%
1896	0.243	+0.0%
1897	0.243	+0.0%
1898	0.243	+0.0%
1899	0.243	+0.0%
1900	0.235	-3.3%
1901	0.235	+0.0%
1902	0.235	+0.0%
1903	0.235	+0.0%
1904	0.235	+0.0%
1905	0.235	+0.0%
1906	0.235	+0.0%
1907	0.235	+0.0%
1908	0.235	+0.0%
1909	0.235	+0.0%
1910	0.237	+0.9%
1911	0.237	+0.0%
1912	0.237	+0.0%
1913	0.237	+0.0%
1914	0.237	+0.0%
1915	0.237	+0.0%
1916	0.237	+0.0%
1917	0.237	+0.0%
1918	0.237	+0.0%
1919	0.237	+0.0%
1920	0.237	+0.0%
1921	0.237	+0.0%
1922	0.237	+0.0%
1923	0.237	+0.0%
1924	0.237	+0.0%
1925	0.237	+0.0%
1926	0.237	+0.0%
1927	0.237	+0.0%
1928	0.237	+0.0%
1929	0.237	+0.0%
1930	0.237	+0.0%
1931	0.236	-0.4%
1932	0.236	+0.0%
1933	0.236	+0.0%
1934	0.236	+0.0%
1935	0.236	+0.0%
1936	0.236	+0.0%
1937	0.236	+0.0%
1938	0.236	+0.0%
1939	0.236	+0.0%
1940	0.236	+0.0%
1941	0.236	+0.0%
1942	0.236	+0.0%
1943	0.236	+0.0%
1944	0.236	+0.0%
1945	0.238	+0.8%
1946	0.238	+0.0%
1947	0.289	+21.4%
1948	0.453	+56.7%
1949	0.453	+0.0%
1950	0.453	+0.0%
1951	0.453	+0.0%
1952	0.476	+5.1%
1953	0.476	+0.0%
1954	0.477	+0.2%
1955	0.477	+0.0%
1956	0.492	+3.1%
1957	0.499	+1.4%
1958	0.499	+0.0%
1959	0.499	+0.0%
1960	0.499	+0.0%
1961	0.499	+0.0%
1962	0.505	+1.2%
1963	0.505	+0.0%
1964	0.505	+0.0%
1965	0.505	+0.0%
1966	0.513	+1.6%
1967	0.508	-1.0%
1968	0.508	+0.0%
1969	0.508	+0.0%
1970	0.508	+0.0%
1971	0.498	-2.0%
1972	0.498	+0.0%
1973	0.498	+0.0%
1974	0.513	+3.0%
1975	0.512	-0.2%
1976	0.512	+0.0%
1977	0.515	+0.6%
1978	0.514	-0.2%
1979	0.514	+0.0%
1980	0.528	+2.7%
1981	0.528	+0.0%
1982	0.544	+3.0%
1983	0.544	+0.0%
1984	0.558	+2.6%
1985	0.558	+0.0%
1986	0.558	+0.0%
1987	0.558	+0.0%
1988	0.558	+0.0%
1989	0.544	-2.5%
1990	0.545	+0.2%
1991	0.584	+7.2%
1992	0.593	+1.5%
1993	0.593	+0.0%
1994	0.644	+8.6%
1995	0.649	+0.8%
1996	0.651	+0.3%
1997	0.651	+0.0%
1998	0.656	+0.8%
1999	0.657	+0.2%
2000	0.674	+2.6%
2001	0.674	+0.0%
2002	0.674	+0.0%
2003	0.674	+0.0%
2004	0.672	-0.3%
2005	0.672	+0.0%
2006	0.665	-1.0%
2007	0.668	+0.5%
2008	0.665	-0.4%
2009	0.671	+0.9%
2010	0.667	-0.6%
2011	0.667	+0.0%
2012	0.668	+0.1%
2013	0.663	-0.7%
2014	0.655	-1.2%
2015	0.65	-0.8%
2016	0.655	+0.8%
2017	0.653	-0.3%
2018	0.662	+1.4%
2019	0.629	-5.0%
2020	0.652	+3.7%
2021	0.672	+3.1%
2022	0.65	-3.3%
2023	0.637	-2.0%
2024	0.629	-1.3%
2025	0.658	+4.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.165	0.165	0.165	1
1790s	0.165	0.165	0.165	10
1800s	0.165	0.165	0.165	10
1810s	0.1656	0.165	0.168	10
1820s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1830s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1840s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1850s	0.1752	0.168	0.194	10
1860s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1870s	0.2141	0.194	0.243	10
1880s	0.243	0.243	0.243	10
1890s	0.243	0.243	0.243	10
1900s	0.235	0.235	0.235	10
1910s	0.237	0.237	0.237	10
1920s	0.237	0.237	0.237	10
1930s	0.2361	0.236	0.237	10
1940s	0.2851	0.236	0.453	10
1950s	0.4801	0.453	0.499	10
1960s	0.5055	0.499	0.513	10
1970s	0.5082	0.498	0.515	10
1980s	0.5478	0.528	0.558	10
1990s	0.6223	0.545	0.657	10
2000s	0.6709	0.665	0.674	10
2010s	0.6569	0.629	0.668	10
2020s	0.6497	0.629	0.672	6

Countries ranked near India

118 Jordan 0.669 compare
118 Paraguay 0.669 compare
121 Belarus 0.657 compare
122 Burundi 0.653 compare
123 Azerbaijan 0.649 compare

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More gender data for India

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in India?: Women's political empowerment index in India was 0.658 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.674 in 2000.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.165 in 1789.
How does India rank for women's political empowerment index?: India ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.