Late-demographic dividend vs United Kingdom: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Late-demographic dividend
24.5%
in 2025
United Kingdom
40.5%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
28th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 40.5% against 24.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 47 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 18.3% | 3.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 18.8% | 2.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 26.7% | 7.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 36.4% | 12.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Late-demographic dividend or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 40.5% against 24.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 16.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.