What is women's political participation index in China?

Women's political participation index in China was 0.81 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 1975.

What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.197 in 1789.

How does China rank for women's political participation index?

China ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political participation index rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China 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.

Women's Political Participation Index in China

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

China: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.81 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.81

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

128th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.904

in 1975

All-time low

0.197

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in China, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in China stood at 0.81.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in China peaked at 0.904 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.197, in 1789.

That places China 128th 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 Participation Index in China, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in China, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.197	—
1790	0.197	+0.0%
1791	0.197	+0.0%
1792	0.197	+0.0%
1793	0.197	+0.0%
1794	0.197	+0.0%
1795	0.197	+0.0%
1796	0.197	+0.0%
1797	0.197	+0.0%
1798	0.197	+0.0%
1799	0.197	+0.0%
1800	0.197	+0.0%
1801	0.197	+0.0%
1802	0.197	+0.0%
1803	0.197	+0.0%
1804	0.197	+0.0%
1805	0.197	+0.0%
1806	0.197	+0.0%
1807	0.197	+0.0%
1808	0.197	+0.0%
1809	0.197	+0.0%
1810	0.197	+0.0%
1811	0.197	+0.0%
1812	0.197	+0.0%
1813	0.197	+0.0%
1814	0.197	+0.0%
1815	0.197	+0.0%
1816	0.197	+0.0%
1817	0.197	+0.0%
1818	0.197	+0.0%
1819	0.197	+0.0%
1820	0.197	+0.0%
1821	0.197	+0.0%
1822	0.197	+0.0%
1823	0.197	+0.0%
1824	0.197	+0.0%
1825	0.197	+0.0%
1826	0.197	+0.0%
1827	0.197	+0.0%
1828	0.197	+0.0%
1829	0.197	+0.0%
1830	0.197	+0.0%
1831	0.197	+0.0%
1832	0.197	+0.0%
1833	0.197	+0.0%
1834	0.197	+0.0%
1835	0.197	+0.0%
1836	0.197	+0.0%
1837	0.197	+0.0%
1838	0.197	+0.0%
1839	0.197	+0.0%
1840	0.197	+0.0%
1841	0.197	+0.0%
1842	0.197	+0.0%
1843	0.197	+0.0%
1844	0.197	+0.0%
1845	0.197	+0.0%
1846	0.197	+0.0%
1847	0.197	+0.0%
1848	0.197	+0.0%
1849	0.197	+0.0%
1850	0.197	+0.0%
1851	0.197	+0.0%
1852	0.197	+0.0%
1853	0.197	+0.0%
1854	0.197	+0.0%
1855	0.197	+0.0%
1856	0.197	+0.0%
1857	0.197	+0.0%
1858	0.197	+0.0%
1859	0.197	+0.0%
1860	0.197	+0.0%
1861	0.197	+0.0%
1862	0.197	+0.0%
1863	0.197	+0.0%
1864	0.197	+0.0%
1865	0.197	+0.0%
1866	0.197	+0.0%
1867	0.197	+0.0%
1868	0.197	+0.0%
1869	0.197	+0.0%
1870	0.197	+0.0%
1871	0.197	+0.0%
1872	0.197	+0.0%
1873	0.197	+0.0%
1874	0.197	+0.0%
1875	0.197	+0.0%
1876	0.197	+0.0%
1877	0.197	+0.0%
1878	0.197	+0.0%
1879	0.197	+0.0%
1880	0.197	+0.0%
1881	0.197	+0.0%
1882	0.197	+0.0%
1883	0.197	+0.0%
1884	0.197	+0.0%
1885	0.197	+0.0%
1886	0.197	+0.0%
1887	0.197	+0.0%
1888	0.197	+0.0%
1889	0.197	+0.0%
1890	0.197	+0.0%
1891	0.197	+0.0%
1892	0.197	+0.0%
1893	0.197	+0.0%
1894	0.197	+0.0%
1895	0.197	+0.0%
1896	0.197	+0.0%
1897	0.197	+0.0%
1898	0.197	+0.0%
1899	0.197	+0.0%
1900	0.197	+0.0%
1901	0.197	+0.0%
1902	0.197	+0.0%
1903	0.197	+0.0%
1904	0.197	+0.0%
1905	0.197	+0.0%
1906	0.197	+0.0%
1907	0.197	+0.0%
1908	0.197	+0.0%
1909	0.197	+0.0%
1910	0.197	+0.0%
1911	0.197	+0.0%
1912	0.291	+47.7%
1913	0.291	+0.0%
1914	0.291	+0.0%
1915	0.291	+0.0%
1916	0.291	+0.0%
1917	0.291	+0.0%
1918	0.291	+0.0%
1919	0.306	+5.2%
1920	0.306	+0.0%
1921	0.306	+0.0%
1922	0.306	+0.0%
1923	0.306	+0.0%
1924	0.306	+0.0%
1925	0.306	+0.0%
1926	0.306	+0.0%
1927	0.306	+0.0%
1928	0.306	+0.0%
1929	0.306	+0.0%
1930	0.338	+10.5%
1931	0.338	+0.0%
1932	0.338	+0.0%
1933	0.338	+0.0%
1934	0.338	+0.0%
1935	0.338	+0.0%
1936	0.338	+0.0%
1937	0.338	+0.0%
1938	0.338	+0.0%
1939	0.338	+0.0%
1940	0.338	+0.0%
1941	0.338	+0.0%
1942	0.338	+0.0%
1943	0.338	+0.0%
1944	0.338	+0.0%
1945	0.338	+0.0%
1946	0.338	+0.0%
1947	0.338	+0.0%
1948	0.353	+4.4%
1949	0.362	+2.5%
1950	0.57	+57.5%
1951	0.57	+0.0%
1952	0.57	+0.0%
1953	0.57	+0.0%
1954	0.781	+37.0%
1955	0.781	+0.0%
1956	0.781	+0.0%
1957	0.781	+0.0%
1958	0.781	+0.0%
1959	0.784	+0.4%
1960	0.784	+0.0%
1961	0.784	+0.0%
1962	0.784	+0.0%
1963	0.784	+0.0%
1964	0.857	+9.3%
1965	0.857	+0.0%
1966	0.857	+0.0%
1967	0.857	+0.0%
1968	0.857	+0.0%
1969	0.857	+0.0%
1970	0.857	+0.0%
1971	0.857	+0.0%
1972	0.857	+0.0%
1973	0.857	+0.0%
1974	0.857	+0.0%
1975	0.904	+5.5%
1976	0.904	+0.0%
1977	0.904	+0.0%
1978	0.874	-3.3%
1979	0.874	+0.0%
1980	0.874	+0.0%
1981	0.874	+0.0%
1982	0.874	+0.0%
1983	0.874	+0.0%
1984	0.874	+0.0%
1985	0.874	+0.0%
1986	0.846	-3.2%
1987	0.847	+0.1%
1988	0.847	+0.0%
1989	0.847	+0.0%
1990	0.847	+0.0%
1991	0.847	+0.0%
1992	0.843	-0.5%
1993	0.843	+0.0%
1994	0.843	+0.0%
1995	0.843	+0.0%
1996	0.843	+0.0%
1997	0.853	+1.2%
1998	0.853	+0.0%
1999	0.853	+0.0%
2000	0.853	+0.0%
2001	0.853	+0.0%
2002	0.853	+0.0%
2003	0.853	+0.0%
2004	0.834	-2.2%
2005	0.834	+0.0%
2006	0.834	+0.0%
2007	0.839	+0.6%
2008	0.847	+1.0%
2009	0.847	+0.0%
2010	0.847	+0.0%
2011	0.847	+0.0%
2012	0.847	+0.0%
2013	0.849	+0.2%
2014	0.852	+0.4%
2015	0.852	+0.0%
2016	0.853	+0.1%
2017	0.868	+1.8%
2018	0.875	+0.8%
2019	0.875	+0.0%
2020	0.875	+0.0%
2021	0.841	-3.9%
2022	0.796	-5.4%
2023	0.806	+1.3%
2024	0.813	+0.9%
2025	0.81	-0.4%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.922, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
China's 0.81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9035, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.197	0.197	0.197	1
1790s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1800s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1810s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1820s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1830s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1840s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1850s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1860s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1870s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1880s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1890s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1900s	0.197	0.197	0.197	10
1910s	0.2737	0.197	0.306	10
1920s	0.306	0.306	0.306	10
1930s	0.338	0.338	0.338	10
1940s	0.3419	0.338	0.362	10
1950s	0.6969	0.57	0.784	10
1960s	0.8278	0.784	0.857	10
1970s	0.8745	0.857	0.904	10
1980s	0.8631	0.846	0.874	10
1990s	0.8468	0.843	0.853	10
2000s	0.8447	0.834	0.853	10
2010s	0.8565	0.847	0.875	10
2020s	0.8235	0.796	0.875	6

Countries ranked near China

125 Gambia 0.828 compare
126 Hungary 0.823 compare
127 Sri Lanka 0.82 compare
129 Tunisia 0.804 compare
130 Malaysia 0.791 compare
131 Cote d'Ivoire 0.782 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for China

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1.23 million (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in China?: Women's political participation index in China was 0.81 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 1975.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.197 in 1789.
How does China rank for women's political participation index?: China ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.