Freedom of association index in Ireland
Ireland: Freedom of association index was 0.912 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.924
in 2018
All-time low
0.604
in 1919
Years of data
237
1789β2025
Freedom of association index in Ireland, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.912 for freedom of association index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Ireland peaked at 0.924 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.604, in 1919.
That places Ireland 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.735 | 0.735 | 0.735 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.812 | 0.778 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.8182 | 0.817 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.8115 | 0.763 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.8024 | 0.766 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.8196 | 0.813 | 0.842 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8433 | 0.842 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8437 | 0.842 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8445 | 0.841 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8552 | 0.854 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8521 | 0.852 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8566 | 0.852 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8738 | 0.869 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8468 | 0.604 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8191 | 0.643 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8793 | 0.879 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8805 | 0.88 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8805 | 0.879 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8841 | 0.879 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8852 | 0.885 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8846 | 0.883 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9086 | 0.885 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9115 | 0.91 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9177 | 0.914 | 0.924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9147 | 0.912 | 0.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More social development data for Ireland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.956 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.822 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.887 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.97 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in Ireland?
- Freedom of association index in Ireland was 0.912 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.924 in 2018.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.604 in 1919.
- How does Ireland rank for freedom of association index?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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