Women's Political Empowerment Index in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.896 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.896
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.908
in 2022
All-time low
0.278
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Luxembourg, 1940–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.896 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.908 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 1940.
Luxembourg ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.278 | — |
| 1941 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.346 | +24.5% |
| 1946 | 0.664 | +91.9% |
| 1947 | 0.696 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.748 | +7.5% |
| 1951 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.75 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.768 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.778 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.786 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.794 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.793 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.806 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.834 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.827 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.831 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.829 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.824 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.825 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.83 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.834 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.843 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.847 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.859 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.865 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.86 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.864 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.858 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.868 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.868 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.864 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.869 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.87 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.875 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.874 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.875 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.874 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.877 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.899 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.852 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.894 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.908 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.903 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.896 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4488 | 0.278 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.749 | 0.748 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7796 | 0.768 | 0.794 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8036 | 0.793 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8276 | 0.824 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8557 | 0.843 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8645 | 0.858 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8769 | 0.87 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8927 | 0.852 | 0.908 | 6 |
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More gender data for Luxembourg
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 109.93 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2279 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,526 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index in Luxembourg?
- Women's political empowerment index in Luxembourg was 0.896 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1940.
- How does Luxembourg rank for women's political empowerment index?
- Luxembourg ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.