What is women's political participation index in Japan?

Women's political participation index in Japan was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1789.

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

Japan ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Japan 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 Japan

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

Japan: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.912 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.912

Change on year

up 19.5%

World rank

99th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.912

in 2025

All-time low

0.047

in 1789

Years of data

227

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Japan is 0.912, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 227 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Japan peaked at 0.912 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1789.

That places Japan 99th 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Japan, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.047	—
1790	0.047	+0.0%
1791	0.047	+0.0%
1792	0.047	+0.0%
1793	0.047	+0.0%
1794	0.047	+0.0%
1795	0.047	+0.0%
1796	0.047	+0.0%
1797	0.047	+0.0%
1798	0.047	+0.0%
1799	0.047	+0.0%
1800	0.047	+0.0%
1801	0.047	+0.0%
1802	0.047	+0.0%
1803	0.047	+0.0%
1804	0.047	+0.0%
1805	0.047	+0.0%
1806	0.047	+0.0%
1807	0.047	+0.0%
1808	0.047	+0.0%
1809	0.047	+0.0%
1810	0.047	+0.0%
1811	0.047	+0.0%
1812	0.047	+0.0%
1813	0.047	+0.0%
1814	0.047	+0.0%
1815	0.047	+0.0%
1816	0.047	+0.0%
1817	0.047	+0.0%
1818	0.047	+0.0%
1819	0.047	+0.0%
1820	0.047	+0.0%
1821	0.047	+0.0%
1822	0.047	+0.0%
1823	0.047	+0.0%
1824	0.047	+0.0%
1825	0.047	+0.0%
1826	0.047	+0.0%
1827	0.047	+0.0%
1828	0.047	+0.0%
1829	0.047	+0.0%
1830	0.047	+0.0%
1831	0.047	+0.0%
1832	0.047	+0.0%
1833	0.047	+0.0%
1834	0.047	+0.0%
1835	0.047	+0.0%
1836	0.047	+0.0%
1837	0.047	+0.0%
1838	0.047	+0.0%
1839	0.047	+0.0%
1840	0.047	+0.0%
1841	0.047	+0.0%
1842	0.047	+0.0%
1843	0.047	+0.0%
1844	0.047	+0.0%
1845	0.047	+0.0%
1846	0.047	+0.0%
1847	0.047	+0.0%
1848	0.047	+0.0%
1849	0.047	+0.0%
1850	0.047	+0.0%
1851	0.047	+0.0%
1852	0.047	+0.0%
1853	0.047	+0.0%
1854	0.047	+0.0%
1855	0.047	+0.0%
1856	0.047	+0.0%
1857	0.047	+0.0%
1858	0.047	+0.0%
1859	0.047	+0.0%
1860	0.047	+0.0%
1861	0.047	+0.0%
1862	0.047	+0.0%
1863	0.047	+0.0%
1864	0.047	+0.0%
1865	0.047	+0.0%
1866	0.047	+0.0%
1867	0.047	+0.0%
1868	0.047	+0.0%
1869	0.047	+0.0%
1870	0.047	+0.0%
1871	0.047	+0.0%
1872	0.047	+0.0%
1873	0.047	+0.0%
1874	0.047	+0.0%
1875	0.047	+0.0%
1876	0.047	+0.0%
1877	0.047	+0.0%
1878	0.047	+0.0%
1879	0.047	+0.0%
1880	0.047	+0.0%
1881	0.047	+0.0%
1882	0.047	+0.0%
1883	0.047	+0.0%
1884	0.047	+0.0%
1885	0.047	+0.0%
1886	0.047	+0.0%
1887	0.047	+0.0%
1888	0.047	+0.0%
1889	0.047	+0.0%
1900	0.047	+0.0%
1901	0.047	+0.0%
1902	0.047	+0.0%
1903	0.047	+0.0%
1904	0.047	+0.0%
1905	0.047	+0.0%
1906	0.047	+0.0%
1907	0.047	+0.0%
1908	0.047	+0.0%
1909	0.047	+0.0%
1910	0.047	+0.0%
1911	0.047	+0.0%
1912	0.047	+0.0%
1913	0.047	+0.0%
1914	0.047	+0.0%
1915	0.047	+0.0%
1916	0.047	+0.0%
1917	0.047	+0.0%
1918	0.047	+0.0%
1919	0.047	+0.0%
1920	0.047	+0.0%
1921	0.047	+0.0%
1922	0.047	+0.0%
1923	0.047	+0.0%
1924	0.047	+0.0%
1925	0.047	+0.0%
1926	0.047	+0.0%
1927	0.047	+0.0%
1928	0.047	+0.0%
1929	0.047	+0.0%
1930	0.047	+0.0%
1931	0.047	+0.0%
1932	0.047	+0.0%
1933	0.047	+0.0%
1934	0.047	+0.0%
1935	0.047	+0.0%
1936	0.047	+0.0%
1937	0.047	+0.0%
1938	0.047	+0.0%
1939	0.047	+0.0%
1940	0.047	+0.0%
1941	0.047	+0.0%
1942	0.047	+0.0%
1943	0.047	+0.0%
1944	0.047	+0.0%
1945	0.047	+0.0%
1946	0.5	+963.8%
1947	0.516	+3.2%
1948	0.516	+0.0%
1949	0.504	-2.3%
1950	0.504	+0.0%
1951	0.504	+0.0%
1952	0.518	+2.8%
1953	0.518	+0.0%
1954	0.518	+0.0%
1955	0.514	-0.8%
1956	0.514	+0.0%
1957	0.514	+0.0%
1958	0.528	+2.7%
1959	0.528	+0.0%
1960	0.51	-3.4%
1961	0.51	+0.0%
1962	0.51	+0.0%
1963	0.51	+0.0%
1964	0.51	+0.0%
1965	0.51	+0.0%
1966	0.51	+0.0%
1967	0.508	-0.4%
1968	0.508	+0.0%
1969	0.512	+0.8%
1970	0.512	+0.0%
1971	0.512	+0.0%
1972	0.508	-0.8%
1973	0.508	+0.0%
1974	0.508	+0.0%
1975	0.508	+0.0%
1976	0.504	-0.8%
1977	0.504	+0.0%
1978	0.504	+0.0%
1979	0.524	+4.0%
1980	0.516	-1.5%
1981	0.516	+0.0%
1982	0.516	+0.0%
1983	0.512	-0.8%
1984	0.512	+0.0%
1985	0.512	+0.0%
1986	0.554	+8.2%
1987	0.554	+0.0%
1988	0.554	+0.0%
1989	0.554	+0.0%
1990	0.572	+3.2%
1991	0.572	+0.0%
1992	0.572	+0.0%
1993	0.579	+1.2%
1994	0.579	+0.0%
1995	0.6	+3.6%
1996	0.636	+6.0%
1997	0.636	+0.0%
1998	0.636	+0.0%
1999	0.636	+0.0%
2000	0.685	+7.7%
2001	0.725	+5.8%
2002	0.725	+0.0%
2003	0.722	-0.4%
2004	0.722	+0.0%
2005	0.753	+4.3%
2006	0.76	+0.9%
2007	0.753	-0.9%
2008	0.753	+0.0%
2009	0.787	+4.5%
2010	0.787	+0.0%
2011	0.787	+0.0%
2012	0.736	-6.5%
2013	0.736	+0.0%
2014	0.76	+3.3%
2015	0.76	+0.0%
2016	0.757	-0.4%
2017	0.77	+1.7%
2018	0.771	+0.1%
2019	0.767	-0.5%
2020	0.764	-0.4%
2021	0.734	-3.9%
2022	0.748	+1.9%
2023	0.755	+0.9%
2024	0.763	+1.1%
2025	0.912	+19.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.047	0.047	0.047	1
1790s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1800s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1810s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1820s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1830s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1840s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1850s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1860s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1870s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1880s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1900s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1910s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1920s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1930s	0.047	0.047	0.047	10
1940s	0.2318	0.047	0.516	10
1950s	0.516	0.504	0.528	10
1960s	0.5098	0.508	0.512	10
1970s	0.5092	0.504	0.524	10
1980s	0.53	0.512	0.554	10
1990s	0.6018	0.572	0.636	10
2000s	0.7385	0.685	0.787	10
2010s	0.7631	0.736	0.787	10
2020s	0.7793	0.734	0.912	6

Countries ranked near Japan

96 Guatemala 0.918 compare
96 Republic of Korea 0.918 compare
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.915 compare
100 Guinea 0.909 compare
101 Togo 0.908 compare
102 Mauritius 0.906 compare

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More gender data for Japan

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Japan?: Women's political participation index in Japan was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1789.
How does Japan rank for women's political participation index?: Japan ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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.