Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Early-demographic dividend, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 25.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 25.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1997.
That places Early-demographic dividend 25th 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.3% | — |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 9.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.3% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Early-demographic dividend?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Early-demographic dividend was 25.6% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1997.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.