What is freedom of association index in France?

Freedom of association index in France was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1800.

How does France rank for freedom of association index?

France ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France 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 France

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

France: Freedom of Association Index was 0.889 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.889

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.905

in 2013

All-time low

0.132

in 1800

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Association Index in France, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

France recorded 0.889 for freedom of association index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in France peaked at 0.905 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.132, in 1800.

That places France 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Freedom of Association Index in France, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in France, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.605	—
1790	0.705	+16.5%
1791	0.502	-28.8%
1792	0.5	-0.4%
1793	0.5	+0.0%
1794	0.5	+0.0%
1795	0.407	-18.6%
1796	0.411	+1.0%
1797	0.411	+0.0%
1798	0.408	-0.7%
1799	0.488	+19.6%
1800	0.132	-73.0%
1801	0.132	+0.0%
1802	0.132	+0.0%
1803	0.132	+0.0%
1804	0.132	+0.0%
1805	0.132	+0.0%
1806	0.132	+0.0%
1807	0.132	+0.0%
1808	0.132	+0.0%
1809	0.132	+0.0%
1810	0.132	+0.0%
1811	0.132	+0.0%
1812	0.132	+0.0%
1813	0.132	+0.0%
1814	0.132	+0.0%
1815	0.447	+238.6%
1816	0.445	-0.4%
1817	0.439	-1.3%
1818	0.44	+0.2%
1819	0.445	+1.1%
1820	0.446	+0.2%
1821	0.414	-7.2%
1822	0.414	+0.0%
1823	0.414	+0.0%
1824	0.414	+0.0%
1825	0.414	+0.0%
1826	0.414	+0.0%
1827	0.413	-0.2%
1828	0.413	+0.0%
1829	0.413	+0.0%
1830	0.506	+22.5%
1831	0.505	-0.2%
1832	0.505	+0.0%
1833	0.505	+0.0%
1834	0.503	-0.4%
1835	0.502	-0.2%
1836	0.502	+0.0%
1837	0.502	+0.0%
1838	0.503	+0.2%
1839	0.503	+0.0%
1840	0.503	+0.0%
1841	0.503	+0.0%
1842	0.505	+0.4%
1843	0.507	+0.4%
1844	0.507	+0.0%
1845	0.507	+0.0%
1846	0.505	-0.4%
1847	0.502	-0.6%
1848	0.779	+55.2%
1849	0.779	+0.0%
1850	0.779	+0.0%
1851	0.566	-27.3%
1852	0.322	-43.1%
1853	0.337	+4.7%
1854	0.337	+0.0%
1855	0.337	+0.0%
1856	0.337	+0.0%
1857	0.337	+0.0%
1858	0.336	-0.3%
1859	0.336	+0.0%
1860	0.336	+0.0%
1861	0.414	+23.2%
1862	0.414	+0.0%
1863	0.412	-0.5%
1864	0.411	-0.2%
1865	0.411	+0.0%
1866	0.411	+0.0%
1867	0.411	+0.0%
1868	0.411	+0.0%
1869	0.409	-0.5%
1870	0.647	+58.2%
1871	0.646	-0.2%
1872	0.678	+5.0%
1873	0.678	+0.0%
1874	0.768	+13.3%
1875	0.768	+0.0%
1876	0.775	+0.9%
1877	0.776	+0.1%
1878	0.773	-0.4%
1879	0.773	+0.0%
1880	0.802	+3.8%
1881	0.802	+0.0%
1882	0.803	+0.1%
1883	0.803	+0.0%
1884	0.803	+0.0%
1885	0.802	-0.1%
1886	0.798	-0.5%
1887	0.798	+0.0%
1888	0.798	+0.0%
1889	0.797	-0.1%
1890	0.794	-0.4%
1891	0.794	+0.0%
1892	0.794	+0.0%
1893	0.798	+0.5%
1894	0.806	+1.0%
1895	0.806	+0.0%
1896	0.806	+0.0%
1897	0.806	+0.0%
1898	0.84	+4.2%
1899	0.84	+0.0%
1900	0.816	-2.9%
1901	0.843	+3.3%
1902	0.847	+0.5%
1903	0.85	+0.4%
1904	0.85	+0.0%
1905	0.85	+0.0%
1906	0.847	-0.4%
1907	0.846	-0.1%
1908	0.846	+0.0%
1909	0.846	+0.0%
1910	0.849	+0.4%
1911	0.85	+0.1%
1912	0.85	+0.0%
1913	0.85	+0.0%
1914	0.848	-0.2%
1915	0.85	+0.2%
1916	0.85	+0.0%
1917	0.85	+0.0%
1918	0.85	+0.0%
1919	0.85	+0.0%
1920	0.85	+0.0%
1921	0.85	+0.0%
1922	0.85	+0.0%
1923	0.85	+0.0%
1924	0.849	-0.1%
1925	0.848	-0.1%
1926	0.848	+0.0%
1927	0.848	+0.0%
1928	0.85	+0.2%
1929	0.851	+0.1%
1930	0.851	+0.0%
1931	0.851	+0.0%
1932	0.85	-0.1%
1933	0.849	-0.1%
1934	0.849	+0.0%
1935	0.839	-1.2%
1936	0.836	-0.4%
1937	0.838	+0.2%
1938	0.838	+0.0%
1939	0.838	+0.0%
1940	0.249	-70.3%
1941	0.143	-42.6%
1942	0.143	+0.0%
1943	0.143	+0.0%
1944	0.157	+9.8%
1945	0.484	+208.3%
1946	0.749	+54.8%
1947	0.807	+7.7%
1948	0.852	+5.6%
1949	0.852	+0.0%
1950	0.864	+1.4%
1951	0.866	+0.2%
1952	0.867	+0.1%
1953	0.867	+0.0%
1954	0.841	-3.0%
1955	0.873	+3.8%
1956	0.875	+0.2%
1957	0.875	+0.0%
1958	0.875	+0.0%
1959	0.875	+0.0%
1960	0.875	+0.0%
1961	0.875	+0.0%
1962	0.875	+0.0%
1963	0.875	+0.0%
1964	0.875	+0.0%
1965	0.875	+0.0%
1966	0.874	-0.1%
1967	0.889	+1.7%
1968	0.889	+0.0%
1969	0.889	+0.0%
1970	0.9	+1.2%
1971	0.9	+0.0%
1972	0.9	+0.0%
1973	0.901	+0.1%
1974	0.903	+0.2%
1975	0.903	+0.0%
1976	0.903	+0.0%
1977	0.903	+0.0%
1978	0.901	-0.2%
1979	0.901	+0.0%
1980	0.901	+0.0%
1981	0.901	+0.0%
1982	0.901	+0.0%
1983	0.901	+0.0%
1984	0.901	+0.0%
1985	0.901	+0.0%
1986	0.902	+0.1%
1987	0.902	+0.0%
1988	0.903	+0.1%
1989	0.903	+0.0%
1990	0.903	+0.0%
1991	0.903	+0.0%
1992	0.903	+0.0%
1993	0.902	-0.1%
1994	0.901	-0.1%
1995	0.9	-0.1%
1996	0.9	+0.0%
1997	0.899	-0.1%
1998	0.898	-0.1%
1999	0.898	+0.0%
2000	0.898	+0.0%
2001	0.898	+0.0%
2002	0.9	+0.2%
2003	0.901	+0.1%
2004	0.901	+0.0%
2005	0.901	+0.0%
2006	0.901	+0.0%
2007	0.903	+0.2%
2008	0.904	+0.1%
2009	0.904	+0.0%
2010	0.904	+0.0%
2011	0.904	+0.0%
2012	0.904	+0.0%
2013	0.905	+0.1%
2014	0.901	-0.4%
2015	0.891	-1.1%
2016	0.891	+0.0%
2017	0.899	+0.9%
2018	0.877	-2.4%
2019	0.868	-1.0%
2020	0.867	-0.1%
2021	0.867	+0.0%
2022	0.891	+2.8%
2023	0.89	-0.1%
2024	0.883	-0.8%
2025	0.889	+0.7%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.889 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.868, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
France's 0.889 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	0.605	0.605	0.605	1
1790s	0.4832	0.407	0.705	10
1800s	0.132	0.132	0.132	10
1810s	0.2876	0.132	0.447	10
1820s	0.4169	0.413	0.446	10
1830s	0.5036	0.502	0.506	10
1840s	0.5597	0.502	0.779	10
1850s	0.4024	0.322	0.779	10
1860s	0.404	0.336	0.414	10
1870s	0.7282	0.646	0.776	10
1880s	0.8006	0.797	0.803	10
1890s	0.8084	0.794	0.84	10
1900s	0.8441	0.816	0.85	10
1910s	0.8497	0.848	0.85	10
1920s	0.8494	0.848	0.851	10
1930s	0.8439	0.836	0.851	10
1940s	0.4579	0.143	0.852	10
1950s	0.8678	0.841	0.875	10
1960s	0.8791	0.874	0.889	10
1970s	0.9015	0.9	0.903	10
1980s	0.9016	0.901	0.903	10
1990s	0.9007	0.898	0.903	10
2000s	0.9011	0.898	0.904	10
2010s	0.8944	0.868	0.905	10
2020s	0.8812	0.867	0.891	6

Countries ranked near France

16 Cyprus 0.894 compare
17 Taiwan 0.892 compare
18 Colombia 0.89 compare
20 Ghana 0.888 compare
20 Latvia 0.888 compare
22 Mauritius 0.885 compare
22 New Zealand 0.885 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in France?: Freedom of association index in France was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 2013.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.132 in 1800.
How does France rank for freedom of association index?: France ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.