Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only
IDA only: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 24.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only peaked at 24.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1999.
That places IDA only 30th 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 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 9.6% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 22.5% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 27 Dominica 40.6% compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.5% compare
- 29 Norway 40.2% compare
- 30 Burundi 39.6% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
More public sector data for IDA only
- Arms imports 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6649 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA only was 24.7% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1999.
- How does IDA only rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.