Women's Political Empowerment Index in Moldova
Moldova: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.898 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Moldova, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's political empowerment index in Moldova is 0.898, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Moldova peaked at 0.899 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 1826.
Moldova ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.172 | — |
| 1790 | 0.158 | -8.1% |
| 1791 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.151 | -5.0% |
| 1827 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.162 | +7.3% |
| 1849 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.182 | +12.3% |
| 1856 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.201 | +10.4% |
| 1866 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.219 | +9.0% |
| 1875 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.215 | -1.8% |
| 1882 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.233 | +8.4% |
| 1895 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.216 | -7.3% |
| 1901 | 0.222 | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.233 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 0.257 | +10.3% |
| 1907 | 0.258 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.26 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.258 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.263 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.246 | -6.5% |
| 1916 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.29 | +17.9% |
| 1918 | 0.281 | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +6.4% |
| 1946 | 0.344 | +15.1% |
| 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 | 0.666 | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 0.721 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.729 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.755 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.78 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.791 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.797 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.796 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.81 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.813 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.84 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.837 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.826 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.856 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.86 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.857 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.855 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.849 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.853 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.847 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.851 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.861 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.873 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.892 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.899 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.896 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.898 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.158 | 0.158 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1589 | 0.158 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1558 | 0.151 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1532 | 0.151 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.172 | 0.162 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1915 | 0.182 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2118 | 0.201 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2154 | 0.215 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2258 | 0.215 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2372 | 0.216 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2657 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 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 | 0.7436 | 0.666 | 0.791 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8167 | 0.796 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8547 | 0.847 | 0.861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8928 | 0.873 | 0.899 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index in Moldova?
- Women's political empowerment index in Moldova was 0.898 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1826.
- How does Moldova rank for women's political empowerment index?
- Moldova ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.