Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia, 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 stood at 31.7%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 31.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 31.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Arms imports 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 774.37 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 719.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 416.81 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?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe & Central Asia was 31.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.