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Women's Political Participation Index in Sweden

Sweden: Women's Political Participation Index was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0.409
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Sweden, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1 for women's political participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Sweden peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.409, in 1900.

Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Women's Political Participation Index in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.409 —
1901 0.409 +0.0%
1902 0.409 +0.0%
1903 0.409 +0.0%
1904 0.409 +0.0%
1905 0.409 +0.0%
1906 0.409 +0.0%
1907 0.409 +0.0%
1908 0.409 +0.0%
1909 0.409 +0.0%
1910 0.409 +0.0%
1911 0.409 +0.0%
1912 0.409 +0.0%
1913 0.409 +0.0%
1914 0.409 +0.0%
1915 0.409 +0.0%
1916 0.409 +0.0%
1917 0.409 +0.0%
1918 0.469 +14.7%
1919 0.469 +0.0%
1920 0.489 +4.3%
1921 0.515 +5.3%
1922 0.416 -19.2%
1923 0.54 +29.8%
1924 0.54 +0.0%
1925 0.546 +1.1%
1926 0.546 +0.0%
1927 0.546 +0.0%
1928 0.546 +0.0%
1929 0.536 -1.8%
1930 0.536 +0.0%
1931 0.536 +0.0%
1932 0.536 +0.0%
1933 0.546 +1.9%
1934 0.546 +0.0%
1935 0.546 +0.0%
1936 0.546 +0.0%
1937 0.565 +3.5%
1938 0.565 +0.0%
1939 0.565 +0.0%
1940 0.587 +3.9%
1941 0.627 +6.8%
1942 0.627 +0.0%
1943 0.627 +0.0%
1944 0.627 +0.0%
1945 0.684 +9.1%
1946 0.684 +0.0%
1947 0.684 +0.0%
1948 0.739 +8.0%
1949 0.739 +0.0%
1950 0.785 +6.2%
1951 0.785 +0.0%
1952 0.821 +4.6%
1953 0.821 +0.0%
1954 0.821 +0.0%
1955 0.821 +0.0%
1956 0.826 +0.6%
1957 0.826 +0.0%
1958 0.826 +0.0%
1959 0.826 +0.0%
1960 0.892 +8.0%
1961 0.892 +0.0%
1962 0.892 +0.0%
1963 0.892 +0.0%
1964 0.887 -0.6%
1965 0.887 +0.0%
1966 0.887 +0.0%
1967 0.887 +0.0%
1968 0.907 +2.3%
1969 0.907 +0.0%
1970 0.91 +0.3%
1971 0.91 +0.0%
1972 0.91 +0.0%
1973 0.956 +5.1%
1974 0.96 +0.4%
1975 0.96 +0.0%
1976 0.966 +0.6%
1977 0.978 +1.2%
1978 0.978 +0.0%
1979 0.988 +1.0%
1980 0.988 +0.0%
1981 0.988 +0.0%
1982 0.987 -0.1%
1983 0.987 +0.0%
1984 0.987 +0.0%
1985 0.993 +0.6%
1986 0.993 +0.0%
1987 0.996 +0.3%
1988 0.999 +0.3%
1989 0.999 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.1%
1991 0.999 -0.1%
1992 0.999 +0.0%
1993 0.999 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.1%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.409 0.409 0.409 10
1910s 0.421 0.409 0.469 10
1920s 0.522 0.416 0.546 10
1930s 0.5487 0.536 0.565 10
1940s 0.6625 0.587 0.739 10
1950s 0.8158 0.785 0.826 10
1960s 0.893 0.887 0.907 10
1970s 0.9516 0.91 0.988 10
1980s 0.9917 0.987 0.999 10
1990s 0.9997 0.999 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Australia 1 compare
  2. 1 Costa Rica 1 compare
  3. 1 Cuba 1 compare
  4. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  5. 1 Finland 1 compare
  6. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  7. 1 Moldova 1 compare
  8. 1 Netherlands 1 compare
  9. 1 Norway 1 compare
  10. 1 Rwanda 1 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Sweden?
Women's political participation index in Sweden was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.409 in 1900.
How does Sweden rank for women's political participation index?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.