Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 15.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Hungary peaked at 15.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1998.
Hungary ranks 147th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.4% | — |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More public sector data for Hungary
- Arms imports 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 63.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 146.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 495.15 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0212 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 4.73 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,685 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Hungary?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Hungary was 15.6% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Hungary ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.