What is women's political empowerment index in Norway?

Women's political empowerment index in Norway was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.952 in 2004.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1789.

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

Norway ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Norway 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 Norway

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

Norway: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.926

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

16th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.952

in 2004

All-time low

0.278

in 1789

Years of data

151

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.926 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Norway peaked at 0.952 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 1789.

Norway ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Norway, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.278	—
1790	0.278	+0.0%
1791	0.278	+0.0%
1792	0.278	+0.0%
1793	0.278	+0.0%
1794	0.278	+0.0%
1795	0.278	+0.0%
1796	0.278	+0.0%
1797	0.278	+0.0%
1798	0.278	+0.0%
1799	0.278	+0.0%
1800	0.278	+0.0%
1801	0.278	+0.0%
1802	0.278	+0.0%
1803	0.278	+0.0%
1804	0.278	+0.0%
1805	0.278	+0.0%
1806	0.278	+0.0%
1807	0.278	+0.0%
1808	0.278	+0.0%
1809	0.278	+0.0%
1810	0.278	+0.0%
1811	0.278	+0.0%
1812	0.278	+0.0%
1813	0.278	+0.0%
1900	0.523	+88.1%
1901	0.523	+0.0%
1902	0.523	+0.0%
1903	0.523	+0.0%
1904	0.523	+0.0%
1905	0.523	+0.0%
1906	0.523	+0.0%
1907	0.523	+0.0%
1908	0.523	+0.0%
1909	0.523	+0.0%
1910	0.523	+0.0%
1911	0.523	+0.0%
1912	0.523	+0.0%
1913	0.595	+13.8%
1914	0.608	+2.2%
1915	0.608	+0.0%
1916	0.608	+0.0%
1917	0.608	+0.0%
1918	0.608	+0.0%
1919	0.608	+0.0%
1920	0.605	-0.5%
1921	0.609	+0.7%
1922	0.609	+0.0%
1923	0.609	+0.0%
1924	0.605	-0.7%
1925	0.605	+0.0%
1926	0.605	+0.0%
1927	0.609	+0.7%
1928	0.615	+1.0%
1929	0.615	+0.0%
1930	0.619	+0.7%
1931	0.619	+0.0%
1932	0.619	+0.0%
1933	0.623	+0.6%
1934	0.623	+0.0%
1935	0.623	+0.0%
1936	0.615	-1.3%
1937	0.615	+0.0%
1938	0.615	+0.0%
1939	0.615	+0.0%
1940	0.486	-21.0%
1941	0.482	-0.8%
1942	0.482	+0.0%
1943	0.482	+0.0%
1944	0.475	-1.5%
1945	0.492	+3.6%
1946	0.719	+46.1%
1947	0.753	+4.7%
1948	0.753	+0.0%
1949	0.753	+0.0%
1950	0.754	+0.1%
1951	0.754	+0.0%
1952	0.754	+0.0%
1953	0.754	+0.0%
1954	0.754	+0.0%
1955	0.754	+0.0%
1956	0.754	+0.0%
1957	0.772	+2.4%
1958	0.772	+0.0%
1959	0.772	+0.0%
1960	0.8	+3.6%
1961	0.802	+0.3%
1962	0.802	+0.0%
1963	0.802	+0.0%
1964	0.81	+1.0%
1965	0.812	+0.2%
1966	0.812	+0.0%
1967	0.812	+0.0%
1968	0.859	+5.8%
1969	0.864	+0.6%
1970	0.909	+5.2%
1971	0.909	+0.0%
1972	0.909	+0.0%
1973	0.916	+0.8%
1974	0.916	+0.0%
1975	0.92	+0.4%
1976	0.92	+0.0%
1977	0.927	+0.8%
1978	0.927	+0.0%
1979	0.927	+0.0%
1980	0.928	+0.1%
1981	0.94	+1.3%
1982	0.94	+0.0%
1983	0.939	-0.1%
1984	0.939	+0.0%
1985	0.939	+0.0%
1986	0.94	+0.1%
1987	0.94	+0.0%
1988	0.943	+0.3%
1989	0.943	+0.0%
1990	0.945	+0.2%
1991	0.945	+0.0%
1992	0.944	-0.1%
1993	0.944	+0.0%
1994	0.946	+0.2%
1995	0.946	+0.0%
1996	0.946	+0.0%
1997	0.946	+0.0%
1998	0.946	+0.0%
1999	0.946	+0.0%
2000	0.949	+0.3%
2001	0.948	-0.1%
2002	0.95	+0.2%
2003	0.95	+0.0%
2004	0.952	+0.2%
2005	0.95	-0.2%
2006	0.95	+0.0%
2007	0.95	+0.0%
2008	0.95	+0.0%
2009	0.951	+0.1%
2010	0.952	+0.1%
2011	0.952	+0.0%
2012	0.951	-0.1%
2013	0.952	+0.1%
2014	0.949	-0.3%
2015	0.95	+0.1%
2016	0.948	-0.2%
2017	0.948	+0.0%
2018	0.951	+0.3%
2019	0.918	-3.5%
2020	0.908	-1.1%
2021	0.907	-0.1%
2022	0.907	+0.0%
2023	0.91	+0.3%
2024	0.929	+2.1%
2025	0.926	-0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.278	0.278	0.278	1
1790s	0.278	0.278	0.278	10
1800s	0.278	0.278	0.278	10
1810s	0.278	0.278	0.278	4
1900s	0.523	0.523	0.523	10
1910s	0.5812	0.523	0.608	10
1920s	0.6086	0.605	0.615	10
1930s	0.6186	0.615	0.623	10
1940s	0.5877	0.475	0.753	10
1950s	0.7594	0.754	0.772	10
1960s	0.8175	0.8	0.864	10
1970s	0.918	0.909	0.927	10
1980s	0.9391	0.928	0.943	10
1990s	0.9454	0.944	0.946	10
2000s	0.95	0.948	0.952	10
2010s	0.9471	0.918	0.952	10
2020s	0.9145	0.907	0.929	6

Countries ranked near Norway

15 Ireland 0.927 compare
16 Lithuania 0.926 compare
18 Sweden 0.923 compare
19 Malta 0.917 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Norway

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Norway?: Women's political empowerment index in Norway was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 0.952 in 2004.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1789.
How does Norway rank for women's political empowerment index?: Norway ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.