What is women's political empowerment index in Turkey?

Women's political empowerment index in Turkey was 0.558 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.646 in 2012.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1789.

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

Turkey ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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 Turkey

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

Turkey: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.558 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.558

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

137th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.646

in 2012

All-time low

0.049

in 1789

Years of data

235

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.558 for women's political empowerment index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Turkey peaked at 0.646 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1789.

That places Turkey 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Turkey, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.049	—
1790	0.049	+0.0%
1791	0.049	+0.0%
1792	0.049	+0.0%
1793	0.049	+0.0%
1794	0.049	+0.0%
1795	0.049	+0.0%
1796	0.049	+0.0%
1797	0.049	+0.0%
1798	0.049	+0.0%
1799	0.049	+0.0%
1800	0.049	+0.0%
1801	0.049	+0.0%
1802	0.049	+0.0%
1803	0.049	+0.0%
1804	0.049	+0.0%
1805	0.049	+0.0%
1806	0.049	+0.0%
1807	0.049	+0.0%
1808	0.049	+0.0%
1809	0.049	+0.0%
1810	0.049	+0.0%
1811	0.049	+0.0%
1812	0.049	+0.0%
1813	0.049	+0.0%
1814	0.049	+0.0%
1815	0.049	+0.0%
1816	0.049	+0.0%
1817	0.049	+0.0%
1818	0.049	+0.0%
1819	0.049	+0.0%
1820	0.049	+0.0%
1821	0.049	+0.0%
1822	0.049	+0.0%
1823	0.049	+0.0%
1824	0.049	+0.0%
1825	0.049	+0.0%
1826	0.049	+0.0%
1827	0.049	+0.0%
1828	0.049	+0.0%
1829	0.049	+0.0%
1830	0.055	+12.2%
1831	0.055	+0.0%
1832	0.055	+0.0%
1833	0.055	+0.0%
1834	0.055	+0.0%
1835	0.055	+0.0%
1836	0.055	+0.0%
1837	0.055	+0.0%
1838	0.055	+0.0%
1839	0.088	+60.0%
1840	0.088	+0.0%
1841	0.088	+0.0%
1842	0.088	+0.0%
1843	0.088	+0.0%
1844	0.088	+0.0%
1845	0.088	+0.0%
1846	0.088	+0.0%
1847	0.088	+0.0%
1848	0.088	+0.0%
1849	0.088	+0.0%
1850	0.088	+0.0%
1851	0.088	+0.0%
1852	0.088	+0.0%
1853	0.088	+0.0%
1854	0.088	+0.0%
1855	0.088	+0.0%
1856	0.088	+0.0%
1857	0.088	+0.0%
1858	0.096	+9.1%
1859	0.096	+0.0%
1860	0.096	+0.0%
1861	0.096	+0.0%
1862	0.096	+0.0%
1863	0.096	+0.0%
1864	0.096	+0.0%
1865	0.096	+0.0%
1866	0.096	+0.0%
1867	0.096	+0.0%
1868	0.096	+0.0%
1869	0.096	+0.0%
1870	0.096	+0.0%
1871	0.096	+0.0%
1872	0.096	+0.0%
1873	0.096	+0.0%
1874	0.096	+0.0%
1875	0.096	+0.0%
1878	0.096	+0.0%
1879	0.096	+0.0%
1880	0.096	+0.0%
1881	0.096	+0.0%
1882	0.096	+0.0%
1883	0.096	+0.0%
1884	0.096	+0.0%
1885	0.096	+0.0%
1886	0.096	+0.0%
1887	0.096	+0.0%
1888	0.096	+0.0%
1889	0.096	+0.0%
1890	0.113	+17.7%
1891	0.113	+0.0%
1892	0.113	+0.0%
1893	0.113	+0.0%
1894	0.113	+0.0%
1895	0.113	+0.0%
1896	0.113	+0.0%
1897	0.113	+0.0%
1898	0.117	+3.5%
1899	0.117	+0.0%
1900	0.119	+1.7%
1901	0.119	+0.0%
1902	0.12	+0.8%
1903	0.117	-2.5%
1904	0.117	+0.0%
1905	0.117	+0.0%
1906	0.117	+0.0%
1907	0.117	+0.0%
1908	0.132	+12.8%
1909	0.172	+30.3%
1910	0.173	+0.6%
1911	0.173	+0.0%
1912	0.173	+0.0%
1913	0.165	-4.6%
1914	0.158	-4.2%
1915	0.158	+0.0%
1916	0.158	+0.0%
1917	0.158	+0.0%
1918	0.164	+3.8%
1919	0.187	+14.0%
1920	0.184	-1.6%
1921	0.184	+0.0%
1922	0.178	-3.3%
1923	0.326	+83.1%
1924	0.347	+6.4%
1925	0.347	+0.0%
1926	0.347	+0.0%
1927	0.347	+0.0%
1928	0.347	+0.0%
1929	0.347	+0.0%
1930	0.349	+0.6%
1931	0.349	+0.0%
1932	0.349	+0.0%
1933	0.349	+0.0%
1934	0.404	+15.8%
1935	0.441	+9.2%
1936	0.441	+0.0%
1937	0.441	+0.0%
1938	0.441	+0.0%
1939	0.434	-1.6%
1940	0.434	+0.0%
1941	0.423	-2.5%
1942	0.423	+0.0%
1943	0.43	+1.7%
1944	0.408	-5.1%
1945	0.428	+4.9%
1946	0.422	-1.4%
1947	0.422	+0.0%
1948	0.422	+0.0%
1949	0.422	+0.0%
1950	0.414	-1.9%
1951	0.415	+0.2%
1952	0.415	+0.0%
1953	0.415	+0.0%
1954	0.415	+0.0%
1955	0.407	-1.9%
1956	0.417	+2.5%
1957	0.421	+1.0%
1958	0.421	+0.0%
1959	0.421	+0.0%
1960	0.473	+12.4%
1961	0.474	+0.2%
1962	0.478	+0.8%
1963	0.494	+3.3%
1964	0.503	+1.8%
1965	0.503	+0.0%
1966	0.503	+0.0%
1967	0.503	+0.0%
1968	0.503	+0.0%
1969	0.506	+0.6%
1970	0.503	-0.6%
1971	0.483	-4.0%
1972	0.483	+0.0%
1973	0.493	+2.1%
1974	0.499	+1.2%
1975	0.499	+0.0%
1976	0.499	+0.0%
1977	0.496	-0.6%
1978	0.496	+0.0%
1979	0.496	+0.0%
1980	0.445	-10.3%
1981	0.448	+0.7%
1982	0.448	+0.0%
1983	0.477	+6.5%
1984	0.486	+1.9%
1985	0.486	+0.0%
1986	0.49	+0.8%
1987	0.483	-1.4%
1988	0.487	+0.8%
1989	0.487	+0.0%
1990	0.519	+6.6%
1991	0.548	+5.6%
1992	0.548	+0.0%
1993	0.548	+0.0%
1994	0.548	+0.0%
1995	0.544	-0.7%
1996	0.542	-0.4%
1997	0.542	+0.0%
1998	0.542	+0.0%
1999	0.564	+4.1%
2000	0.575	+2.0%
2001	0.579	+0.7%
2002	0.586	+1.2%
2003	0.595	+1.5%
2004	0.604	+1.5%
2005	0.604	+0.0%
2006	0.601	-0.5%
2007	0.627	+4.3%
2008	0.623	-0.6%
2009	0.625	+0.3%
2010	0.613	-1.9%
2011	0.644	+5.1%
2012	0.646	+0.3%
2013	0.622	-3.7%
2014	0.625	+0.5%
2015	0.62	-0.8%
2016	0.575	-7.3%
2017	0.564	-1.9%
2018	0.573	+1.6%
2019	0.564	-1.6%
2020	0.576	+2.1%
2021	0.572	-0.7%
2022	0.574	+0.3%
2023	0.568	-1.0%
2024	0.572	+0.7%
2025	0.558	-2.4%

Turkey compared with similar countries

Turkey's 0.558 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Turkey's 0.558 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8905, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.049	0.049	0.049	1
1790s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1800s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1810s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1820s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1830s	0.0583	0.055	0.088	10
1840s	0.088	0.088	0.088	10
1850s	0.0896	0.088	0.096	10
1860s	0.096	0.096	0.096	10
1870s	0.096	0.096	0.096	8
1880s	0.096	0.096	0.096	10
1890s	0.1138	0.113	0.117	10
1900s	0.1247	0.117	0.172	10
1910s	0.1667	0.158	0.187	10
1920s	0.2954	0.178	0.347	10
1930s	0.3998	0.349	0.441	10
1940s	0.4234	0.408	0.434	10
1950s	0.4161	0.407	0.421	10
1960s	0.494	0.473	0.506	10
1970s	0.4947	0.483	0.503	10
1980s	0.4737	0.445	0.49	10
1990s	0.5445	0.519	0.564	10
2000s	0.6019	0.575	0.627	10
2010s	0.6046	0.564	0.646	10
2020s	0.57	0.558	0.576	6

Countries ranked near Turkey

135 Djibouti 0.584 compare
136 Bahrain 0.568 compare
138 Central African Republic 0.556 compare
138 Comoros 0.556 compare
140 Iraq 0.555 compare

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More gender data for Turkey

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 72,396 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Turkey?: Women's political empowerment index in Turkey was 0.558 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 0.646 in 2012.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1789.
How does Turkey rank for women's political empowerment index?: Turkey ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.