Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia
Croatia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at 33.1%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia peaked at 33.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1997.
Croatia ranks 57th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.9% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +160.7% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 12.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.1% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More public sector data for Croatia
- Arms imports 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 421.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.63 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,590 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia was 33.1% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.