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Women's Political Empowerment Index in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.431 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.431
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
158th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.568
in 1990
All-time low
0.201
in 1868
Years of data
146
1868–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Tajikistan, 1868–2025

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

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 0.431 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.568 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.201, in 1868.

That places Tajikistan 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 146 years of available data.

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

Year Value Change
1868 0.201 —
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%
1920 0.295 -1.3%
1921 0.296 +0.3%
1922 0.3 +1.4%
1923 0.302 +0.7%
1924 0.3 -0.7%
1925 0.298 -0.7%
1926 0.289 -3.0%
1927 0.29 +0.3%
1928 0.289 -0.3%
1929 0.245 -15.2%
1930 0.231 -5.7%
1931 0.231 +0.0%
1932 0.23 -0.4%
1933 0.227 -1.3%
1946 0.344 +51.5%
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 0.568 +14.3%
1991 0.547 -3.7%
1992 0.414 -24.3%
1993 0.294 -29.0%
1994 0.291 -1.0%
1995 0.329 +13.1%
1996 0.342 +4.0%
1997 0.339 -0.9%
1998 0.396 +16.8%
1999 0.394 -0.5%
2000 0.458 +16.2%
2001 0.458 +0.0%
2002 0.449 -2.0%
2003 0.449 +0.0%
2004 0.438 -2.4%
2005 0.468 +6.8%
2006 0.468 +0.0%
2007 0.48 +2.6%
2008 0.48 +0.0%
2009 0.48 +0.0%
2010 0.474 -1.3%
2011 0.462 -2.5%
2012 0.46 -0.4%
2013 0.468 +1.7%
2014 0.472 +0.9%
2015 0.458 -3.0%
2016 0.417 -9.0%
2017 0.403 -3.4%
2018 0.437 +8.4%
2019 0.43 -1.6%
2020 0.415 -3.5%
2021 0.4 -3.6%
2022 0.413 +3.2%
2023 0.416 +0.7%
2024 0.446 +7.2%
2025 0.431 -3.4%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 0.431 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.694, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 0.431 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Women's Political Empowerment Index in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +51.5% 0.227 0.344
1993 -29.0% 0.414 0.294

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.201 0.201 0.201 2
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
1920s 0.2904 0.245 0.302 10
1930s 0.2298 0.227 0.231 4
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 0.3914 0.291 0.568 10
2000s 0.4628 0.438 0.48 10
2010s 0.4481 0.403 0.474 10
2020s 0.4202 0.4 0.446 6

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 155 Congo 0.466 compare
  2. 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.449 compare
  3. 157 Turkmenistan 0.437 compare
  4. 159 Libya 0.412 compare
  5. 160 Haiti 0.403 compare
  6. 161 Eswatini 0.391 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Tajikistan?
Women's political empowerment index in Tajikistan was 0.431 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.568 in 1990.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.201 in 1868.
How does Tajikistan rank for women's political empowerment index?
Tajikistan ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.