Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands
Netherlands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 43.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands peaked at 43.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1997.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.3% | — |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 43.3% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 31.3% | 36.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 34.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 31.3% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 33.3% | 43.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Netherlands was 43.3% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1997.
- How does Netherlands rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.