Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland
Ireland: 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 Ireland, 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 Ireland is 25.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1997.
That places Ireland 100th out of 193 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.0% | — |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1997.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ireland ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.