Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece
Greece: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 22.9%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece peaked at 23.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1997.
That places Greece 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.3% | — |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +61.5% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Greece
- Arms imports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 54.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 770.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,134 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece was 22.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1997.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Greece ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.