Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 27.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 27.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.8% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 15.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.8% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 11 Monaco 45.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 45.5% compare
- 13 Finland 45.5% compare
- 14 Ecuador 45.0% compare
- 15 Sweden 45.0% compare
- 16 South Africa 44.9% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 44.4% compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 27.4% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.