Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend
IDA blend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 20.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend peaked at 20.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1997.
IDA blend ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.4% | — |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +54.9% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 40 Serbia 37.2% compare
- 41 France 36.2% compare
- 42 Guyana 36.1% compare
- 43 Portugal 35.7% compare
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA blend was 20.5% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1997.
- How does IDA blend rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IDA blend ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.