What is women's political participation index in Syria?

Women's political participation index in Syria was 0.083 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 2011.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1922.

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

Syria ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Syria 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 Syria

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

Syria: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.083 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.083

Change on year

up 40.7%

World rank

173rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.44

in 2011

All-time low

0.042

in 1922

Years of data

233

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Syria is 0.083, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Syria peaked at 0.44 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1922.

That places Syria 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Syria, 1789 to 2025.
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	0.058	+0.0%
1805	0.058	+0.0%
1806	0.058	+0.0%
1807	0.058	+0.0%
1808	0.058	+0.0%
1809	0.058	+0.0%
1810	0.058	+0.0%
1811	0.058	+0.0%
1812	0.058	+0.0%
1813	0.058	+0.0%
1814	0.058	+0.0%
1815	0.058	+0.0%
1816	0.058	+0.0%
1817	0.058	+0.0%
1818	0.058	+0.0%
1819	0.058	+0.0%
1820	0.058	+0.0%
1821	0.058	+0.0%
1822	0.058	+0.0%
1823	0.058	+0.0%
1824	0.058	+0.0%
1825	0.058	+0.0%
1826	0.058	+0.0%
1827	0.058	+0.0%
1828	0.058	+0.0%
1829	0.058	+0.0%
1830	0.058	+0.0%
1831	0.183	+215.5%
1832	0.183	+0.0%
1833	0.183	+0.0%
1834	0.183	+0.0%
1835	0.183	+0.0%
1836	0.183	+0.0%
1837	0.183	+0.0%
1838	0.183	+0.0%
1839	0.183	+0.0%
1840	0.058	-68.3%
1841	0.058	+0.0%
1842	0.058	+0.0%
1843	0.058	+0.0%
1844	0.058	+0.0%
1845	0.058	+0.0%
1846	0.058	+0.0%
1847	0.058	+0.0%
1848	0.058	+0.0%
1849	0.058	+0.0%
1850	0.058	+0.0%
1851	0.058	+0.0%
1852	0.058	+0.0%
1853	0.058	+0.0%
1854	0.058	+0.0%
1855	0.058	+0.0%
1856	0.058	+0.0%
1857	0.058	+0.0%
1858	0.058	+0.0%
1859	0.058	+0.0%
1860	0.058	+0.0%
1861	0.058	+0.0%
1862	0.058	+0.0%
1863	0.058	+0.0%
1864	0.058	+0.0%
1865	0.058	+0.0%
1866	0.058	+0.0%
1867	0.058	+0.0%
1868	0.058	+0.0%
1869	0.058	+0.0%
1870	0.058	+0.0%
1871	0.058	+0.0%
1872	0.058	+0.0%
1873	0.058	+0.0%
1874	0.058	+0.0%
1875	0.058	+0.0%
1878	0.058	+0.0%
1879	0.058	+0.0%
1880	0.058	+0.0%
1881	0.058	+0.0%
1882	0.058	+0.0%
1883	0.058	+0.0%
1884	0.058	+0.0%
1885	0.058	+0.0%
1886	0.058	+0.0%
1887	0.058	+0.0%
1888	0.058	+0.0%
1889	0.058	+0.0%
1890	0.058	+0.0%
1891	0.058	+0.0%
1892	0.058	+0.0%
1893	0.058	+0.0%
1894	0.058	+0.0%
1895	0.058	+0.0%
1896	0.058	+0.0%
1897	0.058	+0.0%
1898	0.058	+0.0%
1899	0.058	+0.0%
1900	0.058	+0.0%
1901	0.058	+0.0%
1902	0.058	+0.0%
1903	0.058	+0.0%
1904	0.058	+0.0%
1905	0.058	+0.0%
1906	0.058	+0.0%
1907	0.058	+0.0%
1908	0.083	+43.1%
1909	0.083	+0.0%
1910	0.083	+0.0%
1911	0.083	+0.0%
1912	0.083	+0.0%
1913	0.083	+0.0%
1914	0.083	+0.0%
1915	0.083	+0.0%
1916	0.083	+0.0%
1917	0.083	+0.0%
1918	0.078	-6.0%
1919	0.078	+0.0%
1922	0.042	-46.2%
1923	0.042	+0.0%
1924	0.042	+0.0%
1925	0.042	+0.0%
1926	0.042	+0.0%
1927	0.042	+0.0%
1928	0.042	+0.0%
1929	0.042	+0.0%
1930	0.042	+0.0%
1931	0.042	+0.0%
1932	0.042	+0.0%
1933	0.042	+0.0%
1934	0.042	+0.0%
1935	0.042	+0.0%
1936	0.042	+0.0%
1937	0.042	+0.0%
1938	0.042	+0.0%
1939	0.042	+0.0%
1940	0.042	+0.0%
1941	0.042	+0.0%
1942	0.042	+0.0%
1943	0.042	+0.0%
1944	0.106	+152.4%
1945	0.106	+0.0%
1946	0.043	-59.4%
1947	0.182	+323.3%
1948	0.182	+0.0%
1949	0.182	+0.0%
1950	0.182	+0.0%
1951	0.143	-21.4%
1952	0.143	+0.0%
1953	0.143	+0.0%
1954	0.143	+0.0%
1955	0.2	+39.9%
1956	0.2	+0.0%
1957	0.2	+0.0%
1958	0.2	+0.0%
1959	0.2	+0.0%
1960	0.2	+0.0%
1961	0.2	+0.0%
1962	0.2	+0.0%
1963	0.2	+0.0%
1964	0.2	+0.0%
1965	0.2	+0.0%
1966	0.2	+0.0%
1967	0.2	+0.0%
1968	0.2	+0.0%
1969	0.2	+0.0%
1970	0.214	+7.0%
1971	0.214	+0.0%
1972	0.214	+0.0%
1973	0.255	+19.2%
1974	0.255	+0.0%
1975	0.255	+0.0%
1976	0.255	+0.0%
1977	0.27	+5.9%
1978	0.27	+0.0%
1979	0.27	+0.0%
1980	0.27	+0.0%
1981	0.323	+19.6%
1982	0.323	+0.0%
1983	0.323	+0.0%
1984	0.323	+0.0%
1985	0.323	+0.0%
1986	0.369	+14.2%
1987	0.369	+0.0%
1988	0.369	+0.0%
1989	0.369	+0.0%
1990	0.354	-4.1%
1991	0.354	+0.0%
1992	0.354	+0.0%
1993	0.354	+0.0%
1994	0.377	+6.5%
1995	0.377	+0.0%
1996	0.377	+0.0%
1997	0.377	+0.0%
1998	0.392	+4.0%
1999	0.392	+0.0%
2000	0.392	+0.0%
2001	0.392	+0.0%
2002	0.392	+0.0%
2003	0.423	+7.9%
2004	0.423	+0.0%
2005	0.423	+0.0%
2006	0.423	+0.0%
2007	0.423	+0.0%
2008	0.431	+1.9%
2009	0.431	+0.0%
2010	0.431	+0.0%
2011	0.44	+2.1%
2012	0.432	-1.8%
2013	0.391	-9.5%
2014	0.386	-1.3%
2015	0.386	+0.0%
2016	0.409	+6.0%
2017	0.344	-15.9%
2018	0.236	-31.4%
2019	0.224	-5.1%
2020	0.233	+4.0%
2021	0.305	+30.9%
2022	0.298	-2.3%
2023	0.369	+23.8%
2024	0.059	-84.0%
2025	0.083	+40.7%

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	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1810s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1820s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1830s	0.1705	0.058	0.183	10
1840s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1850s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1860s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1870s	0.058	0.058	0.058	8
1880s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1890s	0.058	0.058	0.058	10
1900s	0.063	0.058	0.083	10
1910s	0.082	0.078	0.083	10
1920s	0.042	0.042	0.042	8
1930s	0.042	0.042	0.042	10
1940s	0.0969	0.042	0.182	10
1950s	0.1754	0.143	0.2	10
1960s	0.2	0.2	0.2	10
1970s	0.2472	0.214	0.27	10
1980s	0.3361	0.27	0.369	10
1990s	0.3708	0.354	0.392	10
2000s	0.4153	0.392	0.431	10
2010s	0.3679	0.224	0.44	10
2020s	0.2245	0.059	0.369	6

Countries ranked near Syria

170 Kuwait 0.192 compare
171 Sudan 0.175 compare
172 Vatican 0.091 compare
174 Palestine, State of 0.07 compare
175 Yemen 0.06 compare
176 Afghanistan 0.057 compare

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More gender data for Syria

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,107 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 3.23 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 288,104 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 302,347 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 273,777 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 287,191 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 255,304 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 267,522 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 241,641 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,016 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Syria?: Women's political participation index in Syria was 0.083 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1922.
How does Syria rank for women's political participation index?: Syria ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syria 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.