Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro
Montenegro: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 27.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro peaked at 28.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.6% | — |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 11.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 21.0% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 86 Tajikistan 28.6% compare
- 87 Lithuania 28.4% compare
- 88 Philippines 28.3% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 27.0% compare
- 91 Egypt 26.8% compare
- 92 Barbados 26.7% compare
More public sector data for Montenegro
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 240.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0181 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 150.03 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 148.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 8,495 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro was 27.2% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.