Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia
Australia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 46.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia is 46.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia peaked at 46.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1997.
Australia ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +44.5% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.5% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.7% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 30.5% | 46.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Costa Rica 49.1% compare
- 9 Iceland 46.0% compare
- 11 Monaco 45.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 45.5% compare
- 13 Finland 45.5% compare
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia was 46.0% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.