Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 26.3%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 26.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st 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 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.2% | — |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 15.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.4% | 26.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.3% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.