Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Other small states
Other small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Other small states peaked at 24.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1998.
Other small states ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.5% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.0% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 29 Norway 40.2% compare
- 30 Burundi 39.6% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Other small states?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Other small states was 24.4% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1998.
- How does Other small states rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.