Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area
Euro area: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area is 33.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area peaked at 34.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1997.
Euro area ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.3% | — |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 3 Nicaragua 54.9% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.8% compare
- 5 Mexico 50.2% compare
- 6 Andorra 50.0% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 50.0% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 49.1% compare
- 9 Iceland 46.0% compare
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Euro area was 33.4% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1997.
- How does Euro area rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Euro area ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.