Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Italy
Italy: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Italy, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 32.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Italy peaked at 35.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2001.
Italy ranks 59th of 193 countries 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.1% | — |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 9.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.2% | 35.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Italy?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Italy was 32.8% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.