Women's Political Participation Index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.929 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Political Participation Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Slovakia is 0.929, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Slovakia peaked at 0.935 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1789.
Slovakia ranks 90th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.08 | — |
| 1790 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.391 | +388.8% |
| 1919 | 0.557 | +42.5% |
| 1920 | 0.542 | -2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.527 | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.51 | -3.2% |
| 1939 | 0.179 | -64.9% |
| 1940 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.488 | +172.6% |
| 1946 | 0.667 | +36.7% |
| 1947 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +12.0% |
| 1949 | 0.73 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.721 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.801 | +11.1% |
| 1961 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.791 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.867 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.901 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.887 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.901 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.903 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.793 | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.877 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.817 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.871 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.865 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.897 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.891 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.897 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.862 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.886 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.898 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.885 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.901 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.928 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.93 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.935 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.929 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 6 |
| 1910s | 0.474 | 0.391 | 0.557 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5285 | 0.527 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4905 | 0.179 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4194 | 0.179 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7246 | 0.721 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.795 | 0.791 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.873 | 0.791 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8942 | 0.887 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8249 | 0.793 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8686 | 0.816 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8837 | 0.862 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.93 | 0.928 | 0.935 | 6 |
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More gender data for Slovakia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 788.41 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 24,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 25,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 26,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Slovakia?
- Women's political participation index in Slovakia was 0.929 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.935 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1789.
- How does Slovakia rank for women's political participation index?
- Slovakia ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.