What is women's political participation index in Turkey?

Women's political participation index in Turkey was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1789.

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

Turkey ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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 Turkey

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

Turkey: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.759 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.759

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

135th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.833

in 2018

All-time low

0.058

in 1789

Years of data

235

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's political participation index in Turkey is 0.759, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Turkey peaked at 0.833 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.058, in 1789.

That places Turkey 135th 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Participation Index in Turkey, 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	0.058	+0.0%
1832	0.058	+0.0%
1833	0.058	+0.0%
1834	0.058	+0.0%
1835	0.058	+0.0%
1836	0.058	+0.0%
1837	0.058	+0.0%
1838	0.058	+0.0%
1839	0.058	+0.0%
1840	0.058	+0.0%
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	0.083	+0.0%
1919	0.083	+0.0%
1920	0.083	+0.0%
1921	0.083	+0.0%
1922	0.083	+0.0%
1923	0.167	+101.2%
1924	0.167	+0.0%
1925	0.167	+0.0%
1926	0.167	+0.0%
1927	0.167	+0.0%
1928	0.167	+0.0%
1929	0.167	+0.0%
1930	0.167	+0.0%
1931	0.167	+0.0%
1932	0.167	+0.0%
1933	0.167	+0.0%
1934	0.334	+100.0%
1935	0.452	+35.3%
1936	0.452	+0.0%
1937	0.452	+0.0%
1938	0.452	+0.0%
1939	0.43	-4.9%
1940	0.43	+0.0%
1941	0.43	+0.0%
1942	0.43	+0.0%
1943	0.426	-0.9%
1944	0.359	-15.7%
1945	0.422	+17.5%
1946	0.393	-6.9%
1947	0.393	+0.0%
1948	0.393	+0.0%
1949	0.393	+0.0%
1950	0.357	-9.2%
1951	0.357	+0.0%
1952	0.357	+0.0%
1953	0.357	+0.0%
1954	0.359	+0.6%
1955	0.359	+0.0%
1956	0.359	+0.0%
1957	0.37	+3.1%
1958	0.37	+0.0%
1959	0.37	+0.0%
1960	0.469	+26.8%
1961	0.469	+0.0%
1962	0.483	+3.0%
1963	0.483	+0.0%
1964	0.483	+0.0%
1965	0.483	+0.0%
1966	0.483	+0.0%
1967	0.483	+0.0%
1968	0.483	+0.0%
1969	0.491	+1.7%
1970	0.491	+0.0%
1971	0.491	+0.0%
1972	0.491	+0.0%
1973	0.495	+0.8%
1974	0.495	+0.0%
1975	0.495	+0.0%
1976	0.495	+0.0%
1977	0.487	-1.6%
1978	0.487	+0.0%
1979	0.487	+0.0%
1980	0.437	-10.3%
1981	0.437	+0.0%
1982	0.438	+0.2%
1983	0.497	+13.5%
1984	0.497	+0.0%
1985	0.497	+0.0%
1986	0.497	+0.0%
1987	0.463	-6.8%
1988	0.463	+0.0%
1989	0.463	+0.0%
1990	0.535	+15.6%
1991	0.571	+6.7%
1992	0.571	+0.0%
1993	0.571	+0.0%
1994	0.571	+0.0%
1995	0.565	-1.1%
1996	0.565	+0.0%
1997	0.565	+0.0%
1998	0.565	+0.0%
1999	0.599	+6.0%
2000	0.599	+0.0%
2001	0.599	+0.0%
2002	0.603	+0.7%
2003	0.603	+0.0%
2004	0.603	+0.0%
2005	0.603	+0.0%
2006	0.603	+0.0%
2007	0.683	+13.3%
2008	0.678	-0.7%
2009	0.678	+0.0%
2010	0.707	+4.3%
2011	0.795	+12.4%
2012	0.795	+0.0%
2013	0.765	-3.8%
2014	0.769	+0.5%
2015	0.776	+0.9%
2016	0.773	-0.4%
2017	0.792	+2.5%
2018	0.833	+5.2%
2019	0.816	-2.0%
2020	0.816	+0.0%
2021	0.81	-0.7%
2022	0.765	-5.6%
2023	0.758	-0.9%
2024	0.759	+0.1%
2025	0.759	+0.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

Turkey's 0.759 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.922, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Turkey's 0.759 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.987, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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	0.058	0.058	0.058	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	0.083	0.083	0.083	10
1920s	0.1418	0.083	0.167	10
1930s	0.324	0.167	0.452	10
1940s	0.4069	0.359	0.43	10
1950s	0.3615	0.357	0.37	10
1960s	0.481	0.469	0.491	10
1970s	0.4914	0.487	0.495	10
1980s	0.4689	0.437	0.497	10
1990s	0.5678	0.535	0.599	10
2000s	0.6252	0.599	0.683	10
2010s	0.7821	0.707	0.833	10
2020s	0.7778	0.758	0.816	6

Countries ranked near Turkey

132 Madagascar 0.78 compare
133 Iraq 0.771 compare
133 Mauritania 0.771 compare
136 Cambodia 0.752 compare
137 Bahrain 0.751 compare
138 North Korea 0.737 compare

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More gender data for Turkey

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 72,396 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Turkey?: Women's political participation index in Turkey was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2018.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.058 in 1789.
How does Turkey rank for women's political participation index?: Turkey ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.