What is freedom of association index in Austria?

Freedom of association index in Austria was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2019.

What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 1793.

How does Austria rank for freedom of association index?

Austria ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Association Index in Austria

Name: Freedom of Association Index in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Freedom of Association Index was 0.883 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.883

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

24th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.902

in 2019

All-time low

0.052

in 1793

Years of data

231

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.883 for freedom of association index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Austria peaked at 0.902 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.052, in 1793.

Austria ranks 24th 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.

Freedom of Association Index in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in Austria, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.062	—
1790	0.062	+0.0%
1791	0.062	+0.0%
1792	0.062	+0.0%
1793	0.052	-16.1%
1794	0.052	+0.0%
1795	0.052	+0.0%
1796	0.052	+0.0%
1797	0.052	+0.0%
1798	0.052	+0.0%
1799	0.052	+0.0%
1800	0.052	+0.0%
1801	0.052	+0.0%
1802	0.052	+0.0%
1803	0.052	+0.0%
1804	0.052	+0.0%
1805	0.052	+0.0%
1806	0.052	+0.0%
1807	0.052	+0.0%
1808	0.052	+0.0%
1809	0.052	+0.0%
1810	0.052	+0.0%
1811	0.052	+0.0%
1812	0.052	+0.0%
1813	0.052	+0.0%
1814	0.052	+0.0%
1815	0.052	+0.0%
1816	0.052	+0.0%
1817	0.052	+0.0%
1818	0.052	+0.0%
1819	0.052	+0.0%
1820	0.052	+0.0%
1821	0.052	+0.0%
1822	0.052	+0.0%
1823	0.052	+0.0%
1824	0.052	+0.0%
1825	0.052	+0.0%
1826	0.052	+0.0%
1827	0.052	+0.0%
1828	0.052	+0.0%
1829	0.052	+0.0%
1830	0.052	+0.0%
1831	0.052	+0.0%
1832	0.052	+0.0%
1833	0.052	+0.0%
1834	0.052	+0.0%
1835	0.052	+0.0%
1836	0.052	+0.0%
1837	0.052	+0.0%
1838	0.052	+0.0%
1839	0.052	+0.0%
1840	0.052	+0.0%
1841	0.052	+0.0%
1842	0.052	+0.0%
1843	0.052	+0.0%
1844	0.052	+0.0%
1845	0.052	+0.0%
1846	0.052	+0.0%
1847	0.052	+0.0%
1848	0.119	+128.8%
1849	0.059	-50.4%
1850	0.059	+0.0%
1851	0.059	+0.0%
1852	0.059	+0.0%
1853	0.059	+0.0%
1854	0.059	+0.0%
1855	0.059	+0.0%
1856	0.059	+0.0%
1857	0.059	+0.0%
1858	0.059	+0.0%
1859	0.059	+0.0%
1860	0.059	+0.0%
1861	0.059	+0.0%
1862	0.059	+0.0%
1863	0.059	+0.0%
1864	0.059	+0.0%
1865	0.059	+0.0%
1866	0.059	+0.0%
1867	0.318	+439.0%
1868	0.318	+0.0%
1869	0.318	+0.0%
1870	0.421	+32.4%
1871	0.441	+4.8%
1872	0.441	+0.0%
1873	0.467	+5.9%
1874	0.467	+0.0%
1875	0.437	-6.4%
1876	0.437	+0.0%
1877	0.437	+0.0%
1878	0.437	+0.0%
1879	0.425	-2.7%
1880	0.425	+0.0%
1881	0.425	+0.0%
1882	0.425	+0.0%
1883	0.425	+0.0%
1884	0.425	+0.0%
1885	0.432	+1.6%
1886	0.432	+0.0%
1887	0.432	+0.0%
1888	0.547	+26.6%
1889	0.63	+15.2%
1890	0.677	+7.5%
1891	0.673	-0.6%
1892	0.673	+0.0%
1893	0.673	+0.0%
1894	0.673	+0.0%
1895	0.673	+0.0%
1896	0.673	+0.0%
1897	0.678	+0.7%
1898	0.678	+0.0%
1899	0.678	+0.0%
1900	0.681	+0.4%
1901	0.681	+0.0%
1902	0.681	+0.0%
1903	0.681	+0.0%
1904	0.681	+0.0%
1905	0.681	+0.0%
1906	0.681	+0.0%
1907	0.706	+3.7%
1908	0.718	+1.7%
1909	0.718	+0.0%
1910	0.718	+0.0%
1911	0.72	+0.3%
1912	0.72	+0.0%
1913	0.72	+0.0%
1914	0.703	-2.4%
1915	0.703	+0.0%
1916	0.703	+0.0%
1917	0.703	+0.0%
1918	0.706	+0.4%
1919	0.792	+12.2%
1920	0.794	+0.3%
1921	0.801	+0.9%
1922	0.801	+0.0%
1923	0.799	-0.2%
1924	0.794	-0.6%
1925	0.794	+0.0%
1926	0.794	+0.0%
1927	0.795	+0.1%
1928	0.795	+0.0%
1929	0.795	+0.0%
1930	0.779	-2.0%
1931	0.782	+0.4%
1932	0.782	+0.0%
1933	0.322	-58.8%
1934	0.093	-71.1%
1935	0.087	-6.5%
1936	0.087	+0.0%
1937	0.087	+0.0%
1938	0.078	-10.3%
1945	0.65	+733.3%
1946	0.795	+22.3%
1947	0.799	+0.5%
1948	0.799	+0.0%
1949	0.809	+1.3%
1950	0.812	+0.4%
1951	0.813	+0.1%
1952	0.814	+0.1%
1953	0.812	-0.2%
1954	0.811	-0.1%
1955	0.811	+0.0%
1956	0.862	+6.3%
1957	0.854	-0.9%
1958	0.854	+0.0%
1959	0.854	+0.0%
1960	0.865	+1.3%
1961	0.865	+0.0%
1962	0.865	+0.0%
1963	0.863	-0.2%
1964	0.863	+0.0%
1965	0.865	+0.2%
1966	0.866	+0.1%
1967	0.866	+0.0%
1968	0.866	+0.0%
1969	0.866	+0.0%
1970	0.862	-0.5%
1971	0.862	+0.0%
1972	0.873	+1.3%
1973	0.873	+0.0%
1974	0.889	+1.8%
1975	0.888	-0.1%
1976	0.888	+0.0%
1977	0.888	+0.0%
1978	0.888	+0.0%
1979	0.887	-0.1%
1980	0.89	+0.3%
1981	0.892	+0.2%
1982	0.892	+0.0%
1983	0.888	-0.4%
1984	0.886	-0.2%
1985	0.886	+0.0%
1986	0.887	+0.1%
1987	0.887	+0.0%
1988	0.883	-0.5%
1989	0.889	+0.7%
1990	0.889	+0.0%
1991	0.89	+0.1%
1992	0.89	+0.0%
1993	0.89	+0.0%
1994	0.89	+0.0%
1995	0.889	-0.1%
1996	0.89	+0.1%
1997	0.89	+0.0%
1998	0.891	+0.1%
1999	0.891	+0.0%
2000	0.892	+0.1%
2001	0.892	+0.0%
2002	0.892	+0.0%
2003	0.893	+0.1%
2004	0.89	-0.3%
2005	0.888	-0.2%
2006	0.889	+0.1%
2007	0.891	+0.2%
2008	0.892	+0.1%
2009	0.895	+0.3%
2010	0.895	+0.0%
2011	0.889	-0.7%
2012	0.889	+0.0%
2013	0.898	+1.0%
2014	0.897	-0.1%
2015	0.897	+0.0%
2016	0.897	+0.0%
2017	0.897	+0.0%
2018	0.89	-0.8%
2019	0.902	+1.3%
2020	0.898	-0.4%
2021	0.89	-0.9%
2022	0.89	+0.0%
2023	0.894	+0.4%
2024	0.893	-0.1%
2025	0.883	-1.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

Austria's 0.883 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Austria's 0.883 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8555, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.062	0.062	0.062	1
1790s	0.055	0.052	0.062	10
1800s	0.052	0.052	0.052	10
1810s	0.052	0.052	0.052	10
1820s	0.052	0.052	0.052	10
1830s	0.052	0.052	0.052	10
1840s	0.0594	0.052	0.119	10
1850s	0.059	0.059	0.059	10
1860s	0.1367	0.059	0.318	10
1870s	0.441	0.421	0.467	10
1880s	0.4598	0.425	0.63	10
1890s	0.6749	0.673	0.678	10
1900s	0.6909	0.681	0.718	10
1910s	0.7188	0.703	0.792	10
1920s	0.7962	0.794	0.801	10
1930s	0.3441	0.078	0.782	9
1940s	0.7704	0.65	0.809	5
1950s	0.8297	0.811	0.862	10
1960s	0.865	0.863	0.866	10
1970s	0.8798	0.862	0.889	10
1980s	0.888	0.883	0.892	10
1990s	0.89	0.889	0.891	10
2000s	0.8914	0.888	0.895	10
2010s	0.8951	0.889	0.902	10
2020s	0.8913	0.883	0.898	6

Countries ranked near Austria

22 Mauritius 0.885 compare
22 New Zealand 0.885 compare
24 Trinidad and Tobago 0.883 compare
26 Brazil 0.882 compare
27 Panama 0.881 compare
27 Suriname 0.881 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Austria?: Freedom of association index in Austria was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 0.902 in 2019.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 1793.
How does Austria rank for freedom of association index?: Austria ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.