What is civil society participation index in Austria?

Civil society participation index in Austria was 0.884 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 1986.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1851.

How does Austria rank for civil society participation index?

Austria ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Austria

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.884 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.884

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

26th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.959

in 1986

All-time low

0.117

in 1851

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.884 for civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Austria peaked at 0.959 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 1851.

Austria ranks 26th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Civil Society Participation Index in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Austria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.119	—
1790	0.119	+0.0%
1791	0.119	+0.0%
1792	0.119	+0.0%
1793	0.119	+0.0%
1794	0.119	+0.0%
1795	0.119	+0.0%
1796	0.119	+0.0%
1797	0.119	+0.0%
1798	0.119	+0.0%
1799	0.119	+0.0%
1800	0.119	+0.0%
1801	0.119	+0.0%
1802	0.119	+0.0%
1803	0.119	+0.0%
1804	0.119	+0.0%
1805	0.119	+0.0%
1806	0.119	+0.0%
1807	0.119	+0.0%
1808	0.119	+0.0%
1809	0.119	+0.0%
1810	0.119	+0.0%
1811	0.119	+0.0%
1812	0.119	+0.0%
1813	0.119	+0.0%
1814	0.119	+0.0%
1815	0.119	+0.0%
1816	0.119	+0.0%
1817	0.119	+0.0%
1818	0.119	+0.0%
1819	0.119	+0.0%
1820	0.119	+0.0%
1821	0.119	+0.0%
1822	0.119	+0.0%
1823	0.119	+0.0%
1824	0.119	+0.0%
1825	0.119	+0.0%
1826	0.119	+0.0%
1827	0.119	+0.0%
1828	0.119	+0.0%
1829	0.119	+0.0%
1830	0.119	+0.0%
1831	0.119	+0.0%
1832	0.119	+0.0%
1833	0.119	+0.0%
1834	0.119	+0.0%
1835	0.119	+0.0%
1836	0.119	+0.0%
1837	0.119	+0.0%
1838	0.119	+0.0%
1839	0.119	+0.0%
1840	0.119	+0.0%
1841	0.119	+0.0%
1842	0.119	+0.0%
1843	0.119	+0.0%
1844	0.119	+0.0%
1845	0.119	+0.0%
1846	0.119	+0.0%
1847	0.119	+0.0%
1848	0.68	+471.4%
1849	0.68	+0.0%
1850	0.634	-6.8%
1851	0.117	-81.5%
1852	0.117	+0.0%
1853	0.117	+0.0%
1854	0.117	+0.0%
1855	0.117	+0.0%
1856	0.117	+0.0%
1857	0.117	+0.0%
1858	0.117	+0.0%
1859	0.117	+0.0%
1860	0.117	+0.0%
1861	0.117	+0.0%
1862	0.117	+0.0%
1863	0.298	+154.7%
1864	0.298	+0.0%
1865	0.298	+0.0%
1866	0.298	+0.0%
1867	0.401	+34.6%
1868	0.401	+0.0%
1869	0.401	+0.0%
1870	0.401	+0.0%
1871	0.401	+0.0%
1872	0.401	+0.0%
1873	0.547	+36.4%
1874	0.547	+0.0%
1875	0.547	+0.0%
1876	0.547	+0.0%
1877	0.547	+0.0%
1878	0.547	+0.0%
1879	0.547	+0.0%
1880	0.547	+0.0%
1881	0.547	+0.0%
1882	0.547	+0.0%
1883	0.547	+0.0%
1884	0.547	+0.0%
1885	0.547	+0.0%
1886	0.682	+24.7%
1887	0.682	+0.0%
1888	0.682	+0.0%
1889	0.651	-4.5%
1890	0.651	+0.0%
1891	0.651	+0.0%
1892	0.651	+0.0%
1893	0.732	+12.4%
1894	0.732	+0.0%
1895	0.732	+0.0%
1896	0.732	+0.0%
1897	0.732	+0.0%
1898	0.776	+6.0%
1899	0.776	+0.0%
1900	0.776	+0.0%
1901	0.776	+0.0%
1902	0.776	+0.0%
1903	0.776	+0.0%
1904	0.776	+0.0%
1905	0.776	+0.0%
1906	0.776	+0.0%
1907	0.776	+0.0%
1908	0.776	+0.0%
1909	0.776	+0.0%
1910	0.776	+0.0%
1911	0.776	+0.0%
1912	0.776	+0.0%
1913	0.776	+0.0%
1914	0.625	-19.5%
1915	0.625	+0.0%
1916	0.625	+0.0%
1917	0.625	+0.0%
1918	0.701	+12.2%
1919	0.751	+7.1%
1920	0.751	+0.0%
1921	0.751	+0.0%
1922	0.751	+0.0%
1923	0.751	+0.0%
1924	0.801	+6.7%
1925	0.801	+0.0%
1926	0.801	+0.0%
1927	0.801	+0.0%
1928	0.801	+0.0%
1929	0.801	+0.0%
1930	0.801	+0.0%
1931	0.801	+0.0%
1932	0.801	+0.0%
1933	0.487	-39.2%
1934	0.194	-60.2%
1935	0.232	+19.6%
1936	0.174	-25.0%
1937	0.234	+34.5%
1938	0.194	-17.1%
1945	0.701	+261.3%
1946	0.943	+34.5%
1947	0.943	+0.0%
1948	0.943	+0.0%
1949	0.943	+0.0%
1950	0.943	+0.0%
1951	0.943	+0.0%
1952	0.943	+0.0%
1953	0.943	+0.0%
1954	0.943	+0.0%
1955	0.943	+0.0%
1956	0.943	+0.0%
1957	0.943	+0.0%
1958	0.943	+0.0%
1959	0.943	+0.0%
1960	0.943	+0.0%
1961	0.945	+0.2%
1962	0.945	+0.0%
1963	0.945	+0.0%
1964	0.945	+0.0%
1965	0.945	+0.0%
1966	0.945	+0.0%
1967	0.945	+0.0%
1968	0.945	+0.0%
1969	0.945	+0.0%
1970	0.945	+0.0%
1971	0.945	+0.0%
1972	0.945	+0.0%
1973	0.945	+0.0%
1974	0.945	+0.0%
1975	0.945	+0.0%
1976	0.945	+0.0%
1977	0.945	+0.0%
1978	0.945	+0.0%
1979	0.945	+0.0%
1980	0.954	+1.0%
1981	0.954	+0.0%
1982	0.954	+0.0%
1983	0.954	+0.0%
1984	0.954	+0.0%
1985	0.954	+0.0%
1986	0.959	+0.5%
1987	0.959	+0.0%
1988	0.959	+0.0%
1989	0.959	+0.0%
1990	0.959	+0.0%
1991	0.959	+0.0%
1992	0.959	+0.0%
1993	0.959	+0.0%
1994	0.959	+0.0%
1995	0.959	+0.0%
1996	0.942	-1.8%
1997	0.942	+0.0%
1998	0.942	+0.0%
1999	0.942	+0.0%
2000	0.901	-4.4%
2001	0.901	+0.0%
2002	0.901	+0.0%
2003	0.901	+0.0%
2004	0.901	+0.0%
2005	0.901	+0.0%
2006	0.932	+3.4%
2007	0.932	+0.0%
2008	0.932	+0.0%
2009	0.947	+1.6%
2010	0.947	+0.0%
2011	0.947	+0.0%
2012	0.947	+0.0%
2013	0.95	+0.3%
2014	0.95	+0.0%
2015	0.95	+0.0%
2016	0.949	-0.1%
2017	0.951	+0.2%
2018	0.951	+0.0%
2019	0.909	-4.4%
2020	0.932	+2.5%
2021	0.905	-2.9%
2022	0.905	+0.0%
2023	0.897	-0.9%
2024	0.855	-4.7%
2025	0.884	+3.4%

Austria compared with similar countries

Austria's 0.884 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Austria's 0.884 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.119	0.119	0.119	1
1790s	0.119	0.119	0.119	10
1800s	0.119	0.119	0.119	10
1810s	0.119	0.119	0.119	10
1820s	0.119	0.119	0.119	10
1830s	0.119	0.119	0.119	10
1840s	0.2312	0.119	0.68	10
1850s	0.1687	0.117	0.634	10
1860s	0.2746	0.117	0.401	10
1870s	0.5032	0.401	0.547	10
1880s	0.5979	0.547	0.682	10
1890s	0.7165	0.651	0.776	10
1900s	0.776	0.776	0.776	10
1910s	0.7056	0.625	0.776	10
1920s	0.781	0.751	0.801	10
1930s	0.4353	0.174	0.801	9
1940s	0.8946	0.701	0.943	5
1950s	0.943	0.943	0.943	10
1960s	0.9448	0.943	0.945	10
1970s	0.945	0.945	0.945	10
1980s	0.956	0.954	0.959	10
1990s	0.9522	0.942	0.959	10
2000s	0.9149	0.901	0.947	10
2010s	0.9451	0.909	0.951	10
2020s	0.8963	0.855	0.932	6

Countries ranked near Austria

23 Spain 0.891 compare
24 Estonia 0.89 compare
25 United Kingdom 0.889 compare
27 Costa Rica 0.883 compare
28 Italy 0.882 compare
29 Iceland 0.874 compare
29 Senegal 0.874 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Austria?: Civil society participation index in Austria was 0.884 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 1986.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1851.
How does Austria rank for civil society participation index?: Austria ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.