Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 27.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 27.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1998.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.5% | — |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.0% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More public sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Arms imports 4.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 29.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Europe and the Baltics was 27.4% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.