Australia vs European Union: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
European Union
33.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
European Union rank
7th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- European Union
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 33.0% in European Union, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was European Union ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and European Union ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and European Union in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 28.0% | 1.1% | European Union |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 32.7% | 4.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Australia or European Union?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 33.0% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and European Union?
- 13.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and European Union rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and European Union ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.