Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in High income
High income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in High income, 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 High income stood at 31.2%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in High income peaked at 31.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1997.
High income ranks 9th of 47 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.0% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 6 Andorra 50.0% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 50.0% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 49.1% compare
- 9 Iceland 46.0% compare
- 10 Australia 46.0% compare
- 11 Monaco 45.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 45.5% compare
More public sector data for High income
- Arms imports 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in High income?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in High income was 31.2% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1997.
- How does High income rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- High income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.