Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA total
IDA total: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA total, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 23.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA total peaked at 23.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1997.
IDA total ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.7% | — |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.9% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA total?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in IDA total was 23.7% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1997.
- How does IDA total rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.