What is women's political participation index in Iran?

Women's political participation index in Iran was 0.306 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.369 in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1789.

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

Iran ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iran 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 Iran

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

Iran: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.306 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.306

Change on year

down 10.0%

World rank

167th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.369

in 2016

All-time low

0.048

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in Iran stood at 0.306.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Iran peaked at 0.369 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.048, in 1789.

Iran ranks 167th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Iran, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.048	—
1790	0.048	+0.0%
1791	0.048	+0.0%
1792	0.048	+0.0%
1793	0.048	+0.0%
1794	0.048	+0.0%
1795	0.048	+0.0%
1796	0.048	+0.0%
1797	0.048	+0.0%
1798	0.048	+0.0%
1799	0.048	+0.0%
1800	0.048	+0.0%
1801	0.048	+0.0%
1802	0.048	+0.0%
1803	0.048	+0.0%
1804	0.048	+0.0%
1805	0.048	+0.0%
1806	0.048	+0.0%
1807	0.048	+0.0%
1808	0.048	+0.0%
1809	0.048	+0.0%
1810	0.048	+0.0%
1811	0.048	+0.0%
1812	0.048	+0.0%
1813	0.048	+0.0%
1814	0.048	+0.0%
1815	0.048	+0.0%
1816	0.048	+0.0%
1817	0.048	+0.0%
1818	0.048	+0.0%
1819	0.048	+0.0%
1820	0.048	+0.0%
1821	0.048	+0.0%
1822	0.048	+0.0%
1823	0.048	+0.0%
1824	0.048	+0.0%
1825	0.048	+0.0%
1826	0.048	+0.0%
1827	0.048	+0.0%
1828	0.048	+0.0%
1829	0.048	+0.0%
1830	0.048	+0.0%
1831	0.048	+0.0%
1832	0.048	+0.0%
1833	0.048	+0.0%
1834	0.048	+0.0%
1835	0.048	+0.0%
1836	0.048	+0.0%
1837	0.048	+0.0%
1838	0.048	+0.0%
1839	0.048	+0.0%
1840	0.048	+0.0%
1841	0.048	+0.0%
1842	0.048	+0.0%
1843	0.048	+0.0%
1844	0.048	+0.0%
1845	0.048	+0.0%
1846	0.048	+0.0%
1847	0.048	+0.0%
1848	0.048	+0.0%
1849	0.048	+0.0%
1850	0.048	+0.0%
1851	0.048	+0.0%
1852	0.048	+0.0%
1853	0.048	+0.0%
1854	0.048	+0.0%
1855	0.048	+0.0%
1856	0.048	+0.0%
1857	0.048	+0.0%
1858	0.048	+0.0%
1859	0.048	+0.0%
1860	0.048	+0.0%
1861	0.048	+0.0%
1862	0.048	+0.0%
1863	0.048	+0.0%
1864	0.048	+0.0%
1865	0.048	+0.0%
1866	0.048	+0.0%
1867	0.048	+0.0%
1868	0.048	+0.0%
1869	0.048	+0.0%
1870	0.048	+0.0%
1871	0.048	+0.0%
1872	0.048	+0.0%
1873	0.048	+0.0%
1874	0.048	+0.0%
1875	0.048	+0.0%
1876	0.048	+0.0%
1877	0.048	+0.0%
1878	0.048	+0.0%
1879	0.048	+0.0%
1880	0.048	+0.0%
1881	0.048	+0.0%
1882	0.048	+0.0%
1883	0.048	+0.0%
1884	0.048	+0.0%
1885	0.048	+0.0%
1886	0.048	+0.0%
1887	0.048	+0.0%
1888	0.048	+0.0%
1889	0.048	+0.0%
1890	0.048	+0.0%
1891	0.048	+0.0%
1892	0.048	+0.0%
1893	0.048	+0.0%
1894	0.048	+0.0%
1895	0.048	+0.0%
1896	0.048	+0.0%
1897	0.048	+0.0%
1898	0.048	+0.0%
1899	0.048	+0.0%
1900	0.048	+0.0%
1901	0.048	+0.0%
1902	0.048	+0.0%
1903	0.048	+0.0%
1904	0.048	+0.0%
1905	0.048	+0.0%
1906	0.048	+0.0%
1907	0.048	+0.0%
1908	0.048	+0.0%
1909	0.048	+0.0%
1910	0.048	+0.0%
1911	0.048	+0.0%
1912	0.048	+0.0%
1913	0.048	+0.0%
1914	0.048	+0.0%
1915	0.048	+0.0%
1916	0.048	+0.0%
1917	0.048	+0.0%
1918	0.048	+0.0%
1919	0.048	+0.0%
1920	0.048	+0.0%
1921	0.048	+0.0%
1922	0.048	+0.0%
1923	0.048	+0.0%
1924	0.048	+0.0%
1925	0.048	+0.0%
1926	0.048	+0.0%
1927	0.048	+0.0%
1928	0.048	+0.0%
1929	0.048	+0.0%
1930	0.048	+0.0%
1931	0.048	+0.0%
1932	0.048	+0.0%
1933	0.048	+0.0%
1934	0.106	+120.8%
1935	0.106	+0.0%
1936	0.106	+0.0%
1937	0.106	+0.0%
1938	0.106	+0.0%
1939	0.106	+0.0%
1940	0.106	+0.0%
1941	0.106	+0.0%
1942	0.106	+0.0%
1943	0.106	+0.0%
1944	0.106	+0.0%
1945	0.106	+0.0%
1946	0.106	+0.0%
1947	0.106	+0.0%
1948	0.106	+0.0%
1949	0.106	+0.0%
1950	0.106	+0.0%
1951	0.106	+0.0%
1952	0.106	+0.0%
1953	0.106	+0.0%
1954	0.106	+0.0%
1955	0.106	+0.0%
1956	0.106	+0.0%
1957	0.106	+0.0%
1958	0.106	+0.0%
1959	0.106	+0.0%
1960	0.106	+0.0%
1961	0.106	+0.0%
1962	0.106	+0.0%
1963	0.136	+28.3%
1964	0.218	+60.3%
1965	0.218	+0.0%
1966	0.218	+0.0%
1967	0.221	+1.4%
1968	0.221	+0.0%
1969	0.221	+0.0%
1970	0.221	+0.0%
1971	0.277	+25.3%
1972	0.277	+0.0%
1973	0.277	+0.0%
1974	0.277	+0.0%
1975	0.29	+4.7%
1976	0.29	+0.0%
1977	0.29	+0.0%
1978	0.29	+0.0%
1979	0.177	-39.0%
1980	0.177	+0.0%
1981	0.197	+11.3%
1982	0.197	+0.0%
1983	0.197	+0.0%
1984	0.197	+0.0%
1985	0.197	+0.0%
1986	0.197	+0.0%
1987	0.197	+0.0%
1988	0.197	+0.0%
1989	0.197	+0.0%
1990	0.197	+0.0%
1991	0.197	+0.0%
1992	0.197	+0.0%
1993	0.197	+0.0%
1994	0.197	+0.0%
1995	0.197	+0.0%
1996	0.197	+0.0%
1997	0.314	+59.4%
1998	0.314	+0.0%
1999	0.314	+0.0%
2000	0.289	-8.0%
2001	0.289	+0.0%
2002	0.289	+0.0%
2003	0.289	+0.0%
2004	0.283	-2.1%
2005	0.283	+0.0%
2006	0.283	+0.0%
2007	0.283	+0.0%
2008	0.277	-2.1%
2009	0.277	+0.0%
2010	0.287	+3.6%
2011	0.287	+0.0%
2012	0.293	+2.1%
2013	0.318	+8.5%
2014	0.318	+0.0%
2015	0.318	+0.0%
2016	0.369	+16.0%
2017	0.292	-20.9%
2018	0.35	+19.9%
2019	0.314	-10.3%
2020	0.309	-1.6%
2021	0.303	-1.9%
2022	0.308	+1.7%
2023	0.308	+0.0%
2024	0.34	+10.4%
2025	0.306	-10.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.048	0.048	0.048	1
1790s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1800s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1810s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1820s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1830s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1840s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1850s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1860s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1870s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1880s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1890s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1900s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1910s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1920s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1930s	0.0828	0.048	0.106	10
1940s	0.106	0.106	0.106	10
1950s	0.106	0.106	0.106	10
1960s	0.1771	0.106	0.221	10
1970s	0.2666	0.177	0.29	10
1980s	0.195	0.177	0.197	10
1990s	0.2321	0.197	0.314	10
2000s	0.2842	0.277	0.289	10
2010s	0.3146	0.287	0.369	10
2020s	0.3123	0.303	0.34	6

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More gender data for Iran

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 605,901 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 586,963 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 617,379 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Iran?: Women's political participation index in Iran was 0.306 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 0.369 in 2016.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1789.
How does Iran rank for women's political participation index?: Iran ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran 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: 28 August 2026

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