Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia
Czechia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 33.5%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia peaked at 33.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
Czechia ranks 55th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.0% | — |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 22.5% | 33.5% | 6 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,918 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia was 33.5% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Czechia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Czechia ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.