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Women's Political Participation Index in Albania

Albania: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.989 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.989
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.989
in 2021
All-time low
0.21
in 1912
Years of data
114
1912–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Albania, 1912–2025

0.20.40.60.81191219682025

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

Analysis

Albania recorded 0.989 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Albania peaked at 0.989 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1912.

That places Albania 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Albania, year by year

Year Value Change
1912 0.21 —
1913 0.21 +0.0%
1914 0.21 +0.0%
1915 0.21 +0.0%
1916 0.21 +0.0%
1917 0.21 +0.0%
1918 0.21 +0.0%
1919 0.21 +0.0%
1920 0.254 +21.0%
1921 0.254 +0.0%
1922 0.254 +0.0%
1923 0.254 +0.0%
1924 0.254 +0.0%
1925 0.254 +0.0%
1926 0.254 +0.0%
1927 0.254 +0.0%
1928 0.254 +0.0%
1929 0.254 +0.0%
1930 0.254 +0.0%
1931 0.254 +0.0%
1932 0.254 +0.0%
1933 0.254 +0.0%
1934 0.254 +0.0%
1935 0.254 +0.0%
1936 0.254 +0.0%
1937 0.254 +0.0%
1938 0.254 +0.0%
1939 0.254 +0.0%
1940 0.254 +0.0%
1941 0.254 +0.0%
1942 0.254 +0.0%
1943 0.254 +0.0%
1944 0.254 +0.0%
1945 0.403 +58.7%
1946 0.522 +29.5%
1947 0.633 +21.3%
1948 0.633 +0.0%
1949 0.633 +0.0%
1950 0.803 +26.9%
1951 0.803 +0.0%
1952 0.803 +0.0%
1953 0.803 +0.0%
1954 0.773 -3.7%
1955 0.773 +0.0%
1956 0.773 +0.0%
1957 0.773 +0.0%
1958 0.729 -5.7%
1959 0.729 +0.0%
1960 0.729 +0.0%
1961 0.729 +0.0%
1962 0.77 +5.6%
1963 0.77 +0.0%
1964 0.77 +0.0%
1965 0.77 +0.0%
1966 0.855 +11.0%
1967 0.855 +0.0%
1968 0.855 +0.0%
1969 0.855 +0.0%
1970 0.945 +10.5%
1971 0.945 +0.0%
1972 0.945 +0.0%
1973 0.945 +0.0%
1974 0.971 +2.8%
1975 0.971 +0.0%
1976 0.978 +0.7%
1977 0.978 +0.0%
1978 0.976 -0.2%
1979 0.976 +0.0%
1980 0.976 +0.0%
1981 0.976 +0.0%
1982 0.97 -0.6%
1983 0.97 +0.0%
1984 0.97 +0.0%
1985 0.97 +0.0%
1986 0.97 +0.0%
1987 0.964 -0.6%
1988 0.964 +0.0%
1989 0.964 +0.0%
1990 0.961 -0.3%
1991 0.616 -35.9%
1992 0.655 +6.3%
1993 0.655 +0.0%
1994 0.655 +0.0%
1995 0.655 +0.0%
1996 0.764 +16.6%
1997 0.646 -15.4%
1998 0.646 +0.0%
1999 0.677 +4.8%
2000 0.677 +0.0%
2001 0.722 +6.6%
2002 0.759 +5.1%
2003 0.759 +0.0%
2004 0.759 +0.0%
2005 0.781 +2.9%
2006 0.781 +0.0%
2007 0.781 +0.0%
2008 0.781 +0.0%
2009 0.892 +14.2%
2010 0.892 +0.0%
2011 0.892 +0.0%
2012 0.892 +0.0%
2013 0.905 +1.5%
2014 0.927 +2.4%
2015 0.927 +0.0%
2016 0.94 +1.4%
2017 0.965 +2.7%
2018 0.97 +0.5%
2019 0.971 +0.1%
2020 0.971 +0.0%
2021 0.989 +1.9%
2022 0.989 +0.0%
2023 0.987 -0.2%
2024 0.987 +0.0%
2025 0.989 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.21 0.21 0.21 8
1920s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1930s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1940s 0.4094 0.254 0.633 10
1950s 0.7762 0.729 0.803 10
1960s 0.7958 0.729 0.855 10
1970s 0.963 0.945 0.978 10
1980s 0.9694 0.964 0.976 10
1990s 0.693 0.616 0.961 10
2000s 0.7692 0.677 0.892 10
2010s 0.9281 0.892 0.971 10
2020s 0.9853 0.971 0.989 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 40 Serbia 0.991 compare
  2. 41 Angola 0.99 compare
  3. 41 Argentina 0.99 compare
  4. 43 Austria 0.989 compare
  5. 43 Mozambique 0.989 compare
  6. 46 Lithuania 0.988 compare
  7. 46 Portugal 0.988 compare
  8. 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.988 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Albania?
Women's political participation index in Albania was 0.989 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.989 in 2021.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1912.
How does Albania rank for women's political participation index?
Albania ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.