What is civil society participation index in Ireland?

Civil society participation index in Ireland was 0.954 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.956 in 2020.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.192 in 1789.

How does Ireland rank for civil society participation index?

Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland 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 Ireland

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

Ireland: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.954 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.954

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.956

in 2020

All-time low

0.192

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Ireland stood at 0.954.

The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Ireland peaked at 0.956 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.192, in 1789.

Ireland ranks 6th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Civil Society Participation Index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Ireland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.192	—
1790	0.192	+0.0%
1791	0.192	+0.0%
1792	0.192	+0.0%
1793	0.192	+0.0%
1794	0.192	+0.0%
1795	0.192	+0.0%
1796	0.192	+0.0%
1797	0.192	+0.0%
1798	0.192	+0.0%
1799	0.192	+0.0%
1800	0.192	+0.0%
1801	0.192	+0.0%
1802	0.192	+0.0%
1803	0.192	+0.0%
1804	0.192	+0.0%
1805	0.192	+0.0%
1806	0.192	+0.0%
1807	0.192	+0.0%
1808	0.396	+106.2%
1809	0.396	+0.0%
1810	0.396	+0.0%
1811	0.396	+0.0%
1812	0.396	+0.0%
1813	0.396	+0.0%
1814	0.396	+0.0%
1815	0.396	+0.0%
1816	0.396	+0.0%
1817	0.396	+0.0%
1818	0.396	+0.0%
1819	0.396	+0.0%
1820	0.396	+0.0%
1821	0.396	+0.0%
1822	0.396	+0.0%
1823	0.396	+0.0%
1824	0.396	+0.0%
1825	0.396	+0.0%
1826	0.396	+0.0%
1827	0.396	+0.0%
1828	0.396	+0.0%
1829	0.396	+0.0%
1830	0.56	+41.4%
1831	0.56	+0.0%
1832	0.56	+0.0%
1833	0.56	+0.0%
1834	0.56	+0.0%
1835	0.629	+12.3%
1836	0.629	+0.0%
1837	0.629	+0.0%
1838	0.667	+6.0%
1839	0.667	+0.0%
1840	0.667	+0.0%
1841	0.667	+0.0%
1842	0.667	+0.0%
1843	0.667	+0.0%
1844	0.667	+0.0%
1845	0.667	+0.0%
1846	0.667	+0.0%
1847	0.667	+0.0%
1848	0.667	+0.0%
1849	0.667	+0.0%
1850	0.667	+0.0%
1851	0.667	+0.0%
1852	0.667	+0.0%
1853	0.667	+0.0%
1854	0.667	+0.0%
1855	0.667	+0.0%
1856	0.667	+0.0%
1857	0.667	+0.0%
1858	0.667	+0.0%
1859	0.667	+0.0%
1860	0.667	+0.0%
1861	0.667	+0.0%
1862	0.667	+0.0%
1863	0.667	+0.0%
1864	0.667	+0.0%
1865	0.667	+0.0%
1866	0.667	+0.0%
1867	0.692	+3.7%
1868	0.692	+0.0%
1869	0.692	+0.0%
1870	0.692	+0.0%
1871	0.692	+0.0%
1872	0.692	+0.0%
1873	0.692	+0.0%
1874	0.692	+0.0%
1875	0.692	+0.0%
1876	0.692	+0.0%
1877	0.692	+0.0%
1878	0.692	+0.0%
1879	0.692	+0.0%
1880	0.692	+0.0%
1881	0.692	+0.0%
1882	0.692	+0.0%
1883	0.692	+0.0%
1884	0.692	+0.0%
1885	0.692	+0.0%
1886	0.692	+0.0%
1887	0.692	+0.0%
1888	0.692	+0.0%
1889	0.692	+0.0%
1890	0.692	+0.0%
1891	0.692	+0.0%
1892	0.692	+0.0%
1893	0.692	+0.0%
1894	0.692	+0.0%
1895	0.692	+0.0%
1896	0.692	+0.0%
1897	0.692	+0.0%
1898	0.692	+0.0%
1899	0.692	+0.0%
1900	0.692	+0.0%
1901	0.692	+0.0%
1902	0.692	+0.0%
1903	0.692	+0.0%
1904	0.692	+0.0%
1905	0.692	+0.0%
1906	0.692	+0.0%
1907	0.692	+0.0%
1908	0.692	+0.0%
1909	0.692	+0.0%
1910	0.692	+0.0%
1911	0.692	+0.0%
1912	0.692	+0.0%
1913	0.692	+0.0%
1914	0.711	+2.7%
1915	0.711	+0.0%
1916	0.711	+0.0%
1917	0.711	+0.0%
1918	0.711	+0.0%
1919	0.673	-5.3%
1920	0.682	+1.3%
1921	0.682	+0.0%
1922	0.714	+4.7%
1923	0.732	+2.5%
1924	0.823	+12.4%
1925	0.823	+0.0%
1926	0.823	+0.0%
1927	0.823	+0.0%
1928	0.823	+0.0%
1929	0.823	+0.0%
1930	0.823	+0.0%
1931	0.823	+0.0%
1932	0.823	+0.0%
1933	0.825	+0.2%
1934	0.834	+1.1%
1935	0.834	+0.0%
1936	0.834	+0.0%
1937	0.834	+0.0%
1938	0.834	+0.0%
1939	0.834	+0.0%
1940	0.834	+0.0%
1941	0.834	+0.0%
1942	0.834	+0.0%
1943	0.834	+0.0%
1944	0.842	+1.0%
1945	0.842	+0.0%
1946	0.842	+0.0%
1947	0.842	+0.0%
1948	0.842	+0.0%
1949	0.842	+0.0%
1950	0.842	+0.0%
1951	0.842	+0.0%
1952	0.842	+0.0%
1953	0.842	+0.0%
1954	0.842	+0.0%
1955	0.842	+0.0%
1956	0.842	+0.0%
1957	0.842	+0.0%
1958	0.842	+0.0%
1959	0.842	+0.0%
1960	0.842	+0.0%
1961	0.842	+0.0%
1962	0.842	+0.0%
1963	0.842	+0.0%
1964	0.873	+3.7%
1965	0.873	+0.0%
1966	0.868	-0.6%
1967	0.883	+1.7%
1968	0.883	+0.0%
1969	0.883	+0.0%
1970	0.839	-5.0%
1971	0.852	+1.5%
1972	0.852	+0.0%
1973	0.852	+0.0%
1974	0.852	+0.0%
1975	0.852	+0.0%
1976	0.852	+0.0%
1977	0.834	-2.1%
1978	0.834	+0.0%
1979	0.834	+0.0%
1980	0.848	+1.7%
1981	0.848	+0.0%
1982	0.848	+0.0%
1983	0.848	+0.0%
1984	0.848	+0.0%
1985	0.858	+1.2%
1986	0.858	+0.0%
1987	0.884	+3.0%
1988	0.884	+0.0%
1989	0.884	+0.0%
1990	0.884	+0.0%
1991	0.944	+6.8%
1992	0.944	+0.0%
1993	0.944	+0.0%
1994	0.944	+0.0%
1995	0.944	+0.0%
1996	0.944	+0.0%
1997	0.944	+0.0%
1998	0.944	+0.0%
1999	0.944	+0.0%
2000	0.944	+0.0%
2001	0.944	+0.0%
2002	0.944	+0.0%
2003	0.944	+0.0%
2004	0.944	+0.0%
2005	0.944	+0.0%
2006	0.944	+0.0%
2007	0.944	+0.0%
2008	0.944	+0.0%
2009	0.939	-0.5%
2010	0.939	+0.0%
2011	0.939	+0.0%
2012	0.939	+0.0%
2013	0.95	+1.2%
2014	0.95	+0.0%
2015	0.951	+0.1%
2016	0.951	+0.0%
2017	0.951	+0.0%
2018	0.941	-1.1%
2019	0.91	-3.3%
2020	0.956	+5.1%
2021	0.954	-0.2%
2022	0.954	+0.0%
2023	0.954	+0.0%
2024	0.954	+0.0%
2025	0.954	+0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.954 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.954 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	0.192	0.192	0.192	1
1790s	0.192	0.192	0.192	10
1800s	0.2328	0.192	0.396	10
1810s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1820s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1830s	0.6021	0.56	0.667	10
1840s	0.667	0.667	0.667	10
1850s	0.667	0.667	0.667	10
1860s	0.6745	0.667	0.692	10
1870s	0.692	0.692	0.692	10
1880s	0.692	0.692	0.692	10
1890s	0.692	0.692	0.692	10
1900s	0.692	0.692	0.692	10
1910s	0.6996	0.673	0.711	10
1920s	0.7748	0.682	0.823	10
1930s	0.8298	0.823	0.834	10
1940s	0.8388	0.834	0.842	10
1950s	0.842	0.842	0.842	10
1960s	0.8631	0.842	0.883	10
1970s	0.8453	0.834	0.852	10
1980s	0.8608	0.848	0.884	10
1990s	0.938	0.884	0.944	10
2000s	0.9435	0.939	0.944	10
2010s	0.9421	0.91	0.951	10
2020s	0.9543	0.954	0.956	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Ireland?: Civil society participation index in Ireland was 0.954 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.956 in 2020.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.192 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for civil society participation index?: Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.