Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 14.3%.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cyprus peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1997.
That places Cyprus 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.4% | — |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More public sector data for Cyprus
- Arms imports 115.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -63.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 115.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 440.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 598.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cyprus?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cyprus was 14.3% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1997.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cyprus ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.