Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 27.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 27.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1997.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.9% | — |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.9% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.2% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.