Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 25.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 25.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1997.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.7% | — |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 6 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 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)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA & IBRD total?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA & IBRD total was 25.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1997.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.