Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 41.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium peaked at 42.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1997.
That places Belgium 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.7% | — |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +84.2% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +51.4% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.7% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 23.3% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.7% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium was 41.3% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.