Women's Political Participation Index in Finland
Finland: Women's Political Participation Index was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2019
All-time low
0.456
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Women's Political Participation Index in Finland, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's political participation index in Finland stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Finland peaked at 1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.456, in 1900.
That places Finland 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Women's Political Participation Index in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.456 | — |
| 1901 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.736 | +61.4% |
| 1908 | 0.782 | +6.3% |
| 1909 | 0.752 | -3.8% |
| 1910 | 0.719 | -4.4% |
| 1911 | 0.694 | -3.5% |
| 1912 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.752 | +8.4% |
| 1914 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.777 | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.73 | -6.0% |
| 1918 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.721 | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.746 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.721 | -3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.704 | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.669 | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.696 | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.713 | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.694 | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.726 | +4.6% |
| 1945 | 0.772 | +6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.852 | +10.4% |
| 1955 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.727 | -14.7% |
| 1961 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.711 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.752 | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.871 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 0.886 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.928 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.937 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.954 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.964 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.978 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.978 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.978 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.978 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.981 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.981 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.993 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.993 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.993 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.993 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.989 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.995 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.995 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.995 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.997 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.997 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.997 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.997 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.998 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.999 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.998 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.999 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.998 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.998 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5462 | 0.456 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7321 | 0.694 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7243 | 0.704 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6928 | 0.669 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7362 | 0.694 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.82 | 0.772 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7425 | 0.711 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9258 | 0.886 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9747 | 0.964 | 0.981 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9924 | 0.981 | 0.997 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 | 0.997 | 0.999 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9988 | 0.998 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Finland?
- Women's political participation index in Finland was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.456 in 1900.
- How does Finland rank for women's political participation index?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.