Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Middle income
Middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Middle income, 1998–2025
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 Middle income is 25.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Middle income peaked at 25.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1998.
Middle income ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 18.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More public sector data for Middle income
- Arms imports 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 113.52 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 678.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Middle income?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Middle income was 25.8% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1998.
- How does Middle income rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.