What is women's political participation index in Iraq?

Women's political participation index in Iraq was 0.771 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 2024.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1789.

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

Iraq ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iraq 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 Iraq

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

Iraq: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.771 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.771

Change on year

down 10.8%

World rank

133rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.864

in 2024

All-time low

0.058

in 1789

Years of data

235

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political participation index in Iraq stood at 0.771.

The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Iraq peaked at 0.864 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.058, in 1789.

That places Iraq 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Iraq, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.058	—
1790	0.058	+0.0%
1791	0.058	+0.0%
1792	0.058	+0.0%
1793	0.058	+0.0%
1794	0.058	+0.0%
1795	0.058	+0.0%
1796	0.058	+0.0%
1797	0.058	+0.0%
1798	0.058	+0.0%
1799	0.058	+0.0%
1800	0.058	+0.0%
1801	0.058	+0.0%
1802	0.058	+0.0%
1803	0.058	+0.0%
1804	0.058	+0.0%
1805	0.058	+0.0%
1806	0.058	+0.0%
1807	0.058	+0.0%
1808	0.058	+0.0%
1809	0.058	+0.0%
1810	0.058	+0.0%
1811	0.058	+0.0%
1812	0.058	+0.0%
1813	0.058	+0.0%
1814	0.058	+0.0%
1815	0.058	+0.0%
1816	0.058	+0.0%
1817	0.058	+0.0%
1818	0.058	+0.0%
1819	0.058	+0.0%
1820	0.058	+0.0%
1821	0.058	+0.0%
1822	0.058	+0.0%
1823	0.058	+0.0%
1824	0.058	+0.0%
1825	0.058	+0.0%
1826	0.058	+0.0%
1827	0.058	+0.0%
1828	0.058	+0.0%
1829	0.058	+0.0%
1830	0.058	+0.0%
1831	0.058	+0.0%
1832	0.058	+0.0%
1833	0.058	+0.0%
1834	0.058	+0.0%
1835	0.058	+0.0%
1836	0.058	+0.0%
1837	0.058	+0.0%
1838	0.058	+0.0%
1839	0.058	+0.0%
1840	0.058	+0.0%
1841	0.058	+0.0%
1842	0.058	+0.0%
1843	0.058	+0.0%
1844	0.058	+0.0%
1845	0.058	+0.0%
1846	0.058	+0.0%
1847	0.058	+0.0%
1848	0.058	+0.0%
1849	0.058	+0.0%
1850	0.058	+0.0%
1851	0.058	+0.0%
1852	0.058	+0.0%
1853	0.058	+0.0%
1854	0.058	+0.0%
1855	0.058	+0.0%
1856	0.058	+0.0%
1857	0.058	+0.0%
1858	0.058	+0.0%
1859	0.058	+0.0%
1860	0.058	+0.0%
1861	0.058	+0.0%
1862	0.058	+0.0%
1863	0.058	+0.0%
1864	0.058	+0.0%
1865	0.058	+0.0%
1866	0.058	+0.0%
1867	0.058	+0.0%
1868	0.058	+0.0%
1869	0.058	+0.0%
1870	0.058	+0.0%
1871	0.058	+0.0%
1872	0.058	+0.0%
1873	0.058	+0.0%
1874	0.058	+0.0%
1875	0.058	+0.0%
1878	0.058	+0.0%
1879	0.058	+0.0%
1880	0.058	+0.0%
1881	0.058	+0.0%
1882	0.058	+0.0%
1883	0.058	+0.0%
1884	0.058	+0.0%
1885	0.058	+0.0%
1886	0.058	+0.0%
1887	0.058	+0.0%
1888	0.058	+0.0%
1889	0.058	+0.0%
1890	0.058	+0.0%
1891	0.058	+0.0%
1892	0.058	+0.0%
1893	0.058	+0.0%
1894	0.058	+0.0%
1895	0.058	+0.0%
1896	0.058	+0.0%
1897	0.058	+0.0%
1898	0.058	+0.0%
1899	0.058	+0.0%
1900	0.058	+0.0%
1901	0.058	+0.0%
1902	0.058	+0.0%
1903	0.058	+0.0%
1904	0.058	+0.0%
1905	0.058	+0.0%
1906	0.058	+0.0%
1907	0.058	+0.0%
1908	0.083	+43.1%
1909	0.083	+0.0%
1910	0.083	+0.0%
1911	0.083	+0.0%
1912	0.083	+0.0%
1913	0.083	+0.0%
1914	0.083	+0.0%
1915	0.083	+0.0%
1916	0.083	+0.0%
1917	0.083	+0.0%
1918	0.083	+0.0%
1919	0.083	+0.0%
1920	0.115	+38.6%
1921	0.115	+0.0%
1922	0.115	+0.0%
1923	0.115	+0.0%
1924	0.115	+0.0%
1925	0.115	+0.0%
1926	0.115	+0.0%
1927	0.115	+0.0%
1928	0.115	+0.0%
1929	0.115	+0.0%
1930	0.115	+0.0%
1931	0.131	+13.9%
1932	0.131	+0.0%
1933	0.131	+0.0%
1934	0.131	+0.0%
1935	0.131	+0.0%
1936	0.131	+0.0%
1937	0.131	+0.0%
1938	0.131	+0.0%
1939	0.131	+0.0%
1940	0.131	+0.0%
1941	0.131	+0.0%
1942	0.131	+0.0%
1943	0.131	+0.0%
1944	0.131	+0.0%
1945	0.131	+0.0%
1946	0.131	+0.0%
1947	0.131	+0.0%
1948	0.131	+0.0%
1949	0.131	+0.0%
1950	0.131	+0.0%
1951	0.131	+0.0%
1952	0.131	+0.0%
1953	0.131	+0.0%
1954	0.131	+0.0%
1955	0.131	+0.0%
1956	0.131	+0.0%
1957	0.131	+0.0%
1958	0.159	+21.4%
1959	0.171	+7.5%
1960	0.171	+0.0%
1961	0.171	+0.0%
1962	0.171	+0.0%
1963	0.171	+0.0%
1964	0.158	-7.6%
1965	0.158	+0.0%
1966	0.158	+0.0%
1967	0.158	+0.0%
1968	0.176	+11.4%
1969	0.176	+0.0%
1970	0.176	+0.0%
1971	0.176	+0.0%
1972	0.176	+0.0%
1973	0.176	+0.0%
1974	0.193	+9.7%
1975	0.193	+0.0%
1976	0.193	+0.0%
1977	0.193	+0.0%
1978	0.193	+0.0%
1979	0.193	+0.0%
1980	0.193	+0.0%
1981	0.292	+51.3%
1982	0.292	+0.0%
1983	0.292	+0.0%
1984	0.417	+42.8%
1985	0.417	+0.0%
1986	0.417	+0.0%
1987	0.417	+0.0%
1988	0.417	+0.0%
1989	0.371	-11.0%
1990	0.371	+0.0%
1991	0.371	+0.0%
1992	0.306	-17.5%
1993	0.306	+0.0%
1994	0.306	+0.0%
1995	0.306	+0.0%
1996	0.233	-23.9%
1997	0.233	+0.0%
1998	0.233	+0.0%
1999	0.233	+0.0%
2000	0.252	+8.2%
2001	0.252	+0.0%
2002	0.252	+0.0%
2003	0.325	+29.0%
2004	0.349	+7.4%
2005	0.349	+0.0%
2006	0.373	+6.9%
2007	0.823	+120.6%
2008	0.823	+0.0%
2009	0.823	+0.0%
2010	0.818	-0.6%
2011	0.818	+0.0%
2012	0.818	+0.0%
2013	0.788	-3.7%
2014	0.789	+0.1%
2015	0.789	+0.0%
2016	0.789	+0.0%
2017	0.795	+0.8%
2018	0.794	-0.1%
2019	0.812	+2.3%
2020	0.812	+0.0%
2021	0.812	+0.0%
2022	0.857	+5.5%
2023	0.859	+0.2%
2024	0.864	+0.6%
2025	0.771	-10.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.058	0.058	0.058	1
1790s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1800s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1810s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1820s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1830s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1840s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1850s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1860s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1870s	0.058	0.058	0.058	8
1880s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1890s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1900s	0.063	0.058	0.083	10
1910s	0.083	0.083	0.083	10
1920s	0.115	0.115	0.115	10
1930s	0.1294	0.115	0.131	10
1940s	0.131	0.131	0.131	10
1950s	0.1378	0.131	0.171	10
1960s	0.1668	0.158	0.176	10
1970s	0.1862	0.176	0.193	10
1980s	0.3525	0.193	0.417	10
1990s	0.2898	0.233	0.371	10
2000s	0.4621	0.252	0.823	10
2010s	0.801	0.788	0.818	10
2020s	0.8292	0.771	0.864	6

Countries ranked near Iraq

130 Malaysia 0.791 compare
131 Cote d'Ivoire 0.782 compare
132 Madagascar 0.78 compare
133 Mauritania 0.771 compare
135 Turkey 0.759 compare
136 Cambodia 0.752 compare

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More gender data for Iraq

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 578,858 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 545,044 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 573,388 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Iraq?: Women's political participation index in Iraq was 0.771 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 2024.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1789.
How does Iraq rank for women's political participation index?: Iraq ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq 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.