Women's Political Empowerment Index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.765 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Political Empowerment Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's political empowerment index in Tunisia is 0.765, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Tunisia peaked at 0.886 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.075, in 1789.
That places Tunisia 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.075 | — |
| 1790 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.089 | +18.7% |
| 1847 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.113 | +27.0% |
| 1858 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.098 | -13.3% |
| 1864 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.104 | +6.1% |
| 1882 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.103 | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.226 | +119.4% |
| 1957 | 0.306 | +35.4% |
| 1958 | 0.39 | +27.5% |
| 1959 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.437 | +12.1% |
| 1961 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.451 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.463 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.457 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.475 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.479 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.496 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.508 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.511 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.535 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.605 | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.597 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.619 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.634 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.634 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.66 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.658 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.658 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.702 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.702 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.698 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.701 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.714 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.71 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.765 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.864 | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.844 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.821 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.843 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.86 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.862 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.857 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.863 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.886 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.792 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.686 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.774 | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.765 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0806 | 0.075 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0962 | 0.089 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1025 | 0.098 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1034 | 0.098 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.193 | 0.103 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4384 | 0.437 | 0.451 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4652 | 0.457 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5284 | 0.496 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6306 | 0.619 | 0.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.685 | 0.658 | 0.714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8269 | 0.71 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7943 | 0.686 | 0.886 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 85,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 81,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 85,688 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political empowerment index in Tunisia?
- Women's political empowerment index in Tunisia was 0.765 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2021.
- What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 1789.
- How does Tunisia rank for women's political empowerment index?
- Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.