Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in France
France: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 36.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in France, 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 France is 36.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in France peaked at 39.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1997.
France ranks 41st of 193 countries 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 France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.9% | — |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +49.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 18.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More public sector data for France
- Arms imports 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 943.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in France?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in France was 36.2% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1997.
- How does France rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- France ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.