Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria
Austria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 35.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria stood at 35.5%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria peaked at 41.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1997.
That places Austria 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.2% | — |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 26.8% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 27.9% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 35.5% | 41.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 42 Guyana 36.1% compare
- 43 Portugal 35.7% compare
- 44 Slovenia 35.6% compare
- 46 Timor-Leste 35.4% compare
- 47 Albania 35.0% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 35.0% compare
- 47 San Marino 35.0% compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria was 35.5% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1997.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Austria ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.