What is women's political participation index in India?

Women's political participation index in India was 0.708 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.829 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.434 in 1789.

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

India ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.708 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.708

Change on year

down 6.6%

World rank

142nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.829

in 2000

All-time low

0.434

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in India stood at 0.708.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in India peaked at 0.829 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.434, in 1789.

That places India 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in India, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.434	—
1790	0.434	+0.0%
1791	0.434	+0.0%
1792	0.434	+0.0%
1793	0.434	+0.0%
1794	0.434	+0.0%
1795	0.434	+0.0%
1796	0.434	+0.0%
1797	0.434	+0.0%
1798	0.434	+0.0%
1799	0.434	+0.0%
1800	0.434	+0.0%
1801	0.434	+0.0%
1802	0.434	+0.0%
1803	0.434	+0.0%
1804	0.434	+0.0%
1805	0.434	+0.0%
1806	0.434	+0.0%
1807	0.434	+0.0%
1808	0.434	+0.0%
1809	0.434	+0.0%
1810	0.434	+0.0%
1811	0.434	+0.0%
1812	0.434	+0.0%
1813	0.434	+0.0%
1814	0.434	+0.0%
1815	0.434	+0.0%
1816	0.434	+0.0%
1817	0.434	+0.0%
1818	0.434	+0.0%
1819	0.434	+0.0%
1820	0.434	+0.0%
1821	0.434	+0.0%
1822	0.434	+0.0%
1823	0.434	+0.0%
1824	0.434	+0.0%
1825	0.434	+0.0%
1826	0.434	+0.0%
1827	0.434	+0.0%
1828	0.434	+0.0%
1829	0.434	+0.0%
1830	0.434	+0.0%
1831	0.434	+0.0%
1832	0.434	+0.0%
1833	0.434	+0.0%
1834	0.434	+0.0%
1835	0.434	+0.0%
1836	0.434	+0.0%
1837	0.434	+0.0%
1838	0.434	+0.0%
1839	0.434	+0.0%
1840	0.434	+0.0%
1841	0.434	+0.0%
1842	0.434	+0.0%
1843	0.434	+0.0%
1844	0.434	+0.0%
1845	0.434	+0.0%
1846	0.434	+0.0%
1847	0.434	+0.0%
1848	0.434	+0.0%
1849	0.434	+0.0%
1850	0.434	+0.0%
1851	0.434	+0.0%
1852	0.434	+0.0%
1853	0.434	+0.0%
1854	0.434	+0.0%
1855	0.434	+0.0%
1856	0.434	+0.0%
1857	0.434	+0.0%
1858	0.434	+0.0%
1859	0.434	+0.0%
1860	0.434	+0.0%
1861	0.434	+0.0%
1862	0.434	+0.0%
1863	0.434	+0.0%
1864	0.434	+0.0%
1865	0.434	+0.0%
1866	0.434	+0.0%
1867	0.434	+0.0%
1868	0.434	+0.0%
1869	0.434	+0.0%
1870	0.434	+0.0%
1871	0.434	+0.0%
1872	0.434	+0.0%
1873	0.434	+0.0%
1874	0.434	+0.0%
1875	0.434	+0.0%
1876	0.434	+0.0%
1877	0.434	+0.0%
1878	0.434	+0.0%
1879	0.434	+0.0%
1880	0.434	+0.0%
1881	0.434	+0.0%
1882	0.434	+0.0%
1883	0.434	+0.0%
1884	0.434	+0.0%
1885	0.434	+0.0%
1886	0.434	+0.0%
1887	0.434	+0.0%
1888	0.434	+0.0%
1889	0.434	+0.0%
1890	0.434	+0.0%
1891	0.434	+0.0%
1892	0.434	+0.0%
1893	0.434	+0.0%
1894	0.434	+0.0%
1895	0.434	+0.0%
1896	0.434	+0.0%
1897	0.434	+0.0%
1898	0.434	+0.0%
1899	0.434	+0.0%
1900	0.434	+0.0%
1901	0.434	+0.0%
1902	0.434	+0.0%
1903	0.434	+0.0%
1904	0.434	+0.0%
1905	0.434	+0.0%
1906	0.434	+0.0%
1907	0.434	+0.0%
1908	0.434	+0.0%
1909	0.434	+0.0%
1910	0.434	+0.0%
1911	0.434	+0.0%
1912	0.434	+0.0%
1913	0.434	+0.0%
1914	0.434	+0.0%
1915	0.434	+0.0%
1916	0.434	+0.0%
1917	0.434	+0.0%
1918	0.434	+0.0%
1919	0.434	+0.0%
1920	0.434	+0.0%
1921	0.434	+0.0%
1922	0.434	+0.0%
1923	0.434	+0.0%
1924	0.434	+0.0%
1925	0.434	+0.0%
1926	0.434	+0.0%
1927	0.434	+0.0%
1928	0.434	+0.0%
1929	0.434	+0.0%
1930	0.434	+0.0%
1931	0.434	+0.0%
1932	0.434	+0.0%
1933	0.434	+0.0%
1934	0.434	+0.0%
1935	0.434	+0.0%
1936	0.434	+0.0%
1937	0.434	+0.0%
1938	0.434	+0.0%
1939	0.434	+0.0%
1940	0.434	+0.0%
1941	0.434	+0.0%
1942	0.434	+0.0%
1943	0.434	+0.0%
1944	0.434	+0.0%
1945	0.434	+0.0%
1946	0.434	+0.0%
1947	0.526	+21.2%
1948	0.665	+26.4%
1949	0.665	+0.0%
1950	0.665	+0.0%
1951	0.665	+0.0%
1952	0.734	+10.4%
1953	0.734	+0.0%
1954	0.734	+0.0%
1955	0.734	+0.0%
1956	0.734	+0.0%
1957	0.758	+3.3%
1958	0.758	+0.0%
1959	0.758	+0.0%
1960	0.758	+0.0%
1961	0.758	+0.0%
1962	0.778	+2.6%
1963	0.778	+0.0%
1964	0.778	+0.0%
1965	0.778	+0.0%
1966	0.778	+0.0%
1967	0.765	-1.7%
1968	0.765	+0.0%
1969	0.765	+0.0%
1970	0.765	+0.0%
1971	0.736	-3.8%
1972	0.736	+0.0%
1973	0.736	+0.0%
1974	0.782	+6.3%
1975	0.782	+0.0%
1976	0.782	+0.0%
1977	0.724	-7.4%
1978	0.724	+0.0%
1979	0.724	+0.0%
1980	0.764	+5.5%
1981	0.764	+0.0%
1982	0.764	+0.0%
1983	0.764	+0.0%
1984	0.805	+5.4%
1985	0.805	+0.0%
1986	0.805	+0.0%
1987	0.805	+0.0%
1988	0.805	+0.0%
1989	0.764	-5.1%
1990	0.764	+0.0%
1991	0.796	+4.2%
1992	0.796	+0.0%
1993	0.796	+0.0%
1994	0.807	+1.4%
1995	0.818	+1.4%
1996	0.807	-1.3%
1997	0.807	+0.0%
1998	0.819	+1.5%
1999	0.824	+0.6%
2000	0.829	+0.6%
2001	0.826	-0.4%
2002	0.826	+0.0%
2003	0.826	+0.0%
2004	0.822	-0.5%
2005	0.822	+0.0%
2006	0.808	-1.7%
2007	0.818	+1.2%
2008	0.808	-1.2%
2009	0.828	+2.5%
2010	0.809	-2.3%
2011	0.809	+0.0%
2012	0.804	-0.6%
2013	0.772	-4.0%
2014	0.767	-0.6%
2015	0.782	+2.0%
2016	0.795	+1.7%
2017	0.795	+0.0%
2018	0.818	+2.9%
2019	0.808	-1.2%
2020	0.815	+0.9%
2021	0.815	+0.0%
2022	0.823	+1.0%
2023	0.807	-1.9%
2024	0.758	-6.1%
2025	0.708	-6.6%

India compared with similar countries

India's 0.708 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8695, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
India's 0.708 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.652, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.434	0.434	0.434	1
1790s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1800s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1810s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1820s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1830s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1840s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1850s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1860s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1870s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1880s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1890s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1900s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1910s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1920s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1930s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1940s	0.4894	0.434	0.665	10
1950s	0.7274	0.665	0.758	10
1960s	0.7701	0.758	0.778	10
1970s	0.7491	0.724	0.782	10
1980s	0.7845	0.764	0.805	10
1990s	0.8034	0.764	0.824	10
2000s	0.8213	0.808	0.829	10
2010s	0.7959	0.767	0.818	10
2020s	0.7877	0.708	0.823	6

Countries ranked near India

139 Eswatini 0.729 compare
140 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.727 compare
141 Fiji 0.726 compare
143 Libya 0.7 compare
144 Niger 0.697 compare
145 Russia 0.694 compare

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More gender data for India

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1.18 million (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in India?: Women's political participation index in India was 0.708 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.829 in 2000.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.434 in 1789.
How does India rank for women's political participation index?: India ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.