Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Luxembourg, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 35.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Luxembourg peaked at 35.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1999.
Luxembourg ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.0% | — |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 20.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Luxembourg
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,287 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 871.64 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 388.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 257,332 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Luxembourg was 35.0% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1999.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Luxembourg ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.