Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 45.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in New Zealand, 1997–2025
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 New Zealand is 45.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in New Zealand peaked at 50.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2003.
New Zealand ranks 12th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.2% | — |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 45.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 45.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 44.3% | 50.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More public sector data for New Zealand
- Arms imports 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 566.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in New Zealand?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in New Zealand was 45.5% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2003.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.