Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IBRD only
IBRD only: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 26.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IBRD only peaked at 26.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1997.
That places IBRD only 22nd out of 47 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.4% | — |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 26.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.36 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 -10.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 854.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 184.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IBRD only?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IBRD only was 26.3% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1997.
- How does IBRD only rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IBRD only ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.