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 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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.