Women's Political Participation Index in Serbia
Serbia: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.991 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Political Participation Index in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.991 for women's political participation index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Serbia peaked at 0.992 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.058, in 1789.
That places Serbia 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Political Participation Index in Serbia, year by year
| 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 | 0.146 | +151.7% |
| 1805 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.058 | -60.3% |
| 1815 | 0.195 | +236.2% |
| 1816 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.205 | +5.1% |
| 1942 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.349 | +70.2% |
| 1947 | 0.353 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.361 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.402 | +11.4% |
| 1954 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.402 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.424 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.637 | +50.2% |
| 1964 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.566 | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.566 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.483 | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.564 | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.669 | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.685 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.693 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.652 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.793 | +21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.464 | -41.5% |
| 1992 | 0.465 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.522 | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.565 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.675 | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.687 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.866 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.879 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.891 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.891 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.961 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.968 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.969 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.966 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.98 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.982 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.991 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.991 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.983 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.988 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.992 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.991 | -0.1% |
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 | 0.1108 | 0.058 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1617 | 0.058 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0.195 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2628 | 0.195 | 0.353 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3941 | 0.361 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5208 | 0.424 | 0.637 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6302 | 0.564 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.675 | 0.652 | 0.693 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5548 | 0.464 | 0.793 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7397 | 0.675 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9537 | 0.891 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9893 | 0.983 | 0.992 | 6 |
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More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 31,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Serbia?
- Women's political participation index in Serbia was 0.991 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1789.
- How does Serbia rank for women's political participation index?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.