Women's Political Participation Index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.804 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Political Participation Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.804 for women's political participation index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Tunisia peaked at 0.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 1789.
Tunisia ranks 129th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.044 | — |
| 1790 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.076 | +72.7% |
| 1957 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.138 | +81.6% |
| 1959 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.214 | +55.1% |
| 1961 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.253 | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.287 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.267 | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.307 | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.319 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.367 | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.404 | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.413 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.467 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.674 | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 0.65 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.693 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.772 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.904 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.905 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.904 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.939 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.964 | +37.7% |
| 2013 | 0.971 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.981 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.982 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.963 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.969 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.975 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.703 | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.531 | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 0.805 | +51.6% |
| 2025 | 0.804 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0692 | 0.044 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2179 | 0.214 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2882 | 0.267 | 0.319 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4591 | 0.367 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6837 | 0.65 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8548 | 0.772 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9445 | 0.7 | 0.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7978 | 0.531 | 0.975 | 6 |
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More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 85,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 81,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 85,688 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's political participation index in Tunisia?
- Women's political participation index in Tunisia was 0.804 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 1789.
- How does Tunisia rank for women's political participation index?
- Tunisia ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.