Women's Political Participation Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.944 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.944
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
85th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.944
in 2025
All-time low
0.178
in 1911
Years of data
115
1911–2025
Women's Political Participation Index in Mongolia, 1911–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Mongolia is 0.944, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 115 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Mongolia peaked at 0.944 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.178, in 1911.
That places Mongolia 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 115 years of available data.
Women's Political Participation Index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 0.178 | — |
| 1912 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.258 | +44.9% |
| 1924 | 0.412 | +59.7% |
| 1925 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.461 | +11.9% |
| 1951 | 0.816 | +77.0% |
| 1952 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.845 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.845 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.645 | -23.7% |
| 1958 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.645 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.849 | +31.6% |
| 1961 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.837 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.856 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.859 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.87 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.873 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.884 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.89 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.536 | -39.8% |
| 1991 | 0.594 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.701 | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.767 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.766 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.805 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.746 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.738 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.734 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.879 | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.831 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.835 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.892 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.898 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.896 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.885 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.874 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.865 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.873 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.872 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.934 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.944 | +1.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.944 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.944 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9035, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.178 | 0.178 | 0.178 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.3264 | 0.178 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7379 | 0.461 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8485 | 0.837 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8676 | 0.859 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8853 | 0.873 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7001 | 0.536 | 0.767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7676 | 0.734 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8458 | 0.734 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8937 | 0.865 | 0.944 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 82 Sierra Leone 0.952 compare
- 83 Honduras 0.948 compare
- 84 Hong Kong 0.947 compare
- 86 Gabon 0.942 compare
- 87 Seychelles 0.935 compare
- 88 Montenegro 0.933 compare
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Mongolia?
- Women's political participation index in Mongolia was 0.944 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 2025.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 in 1911.
- How does Mongolia rank for women's political participation index?
- Mongolia ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.