Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 35.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1997.
That places Portugal 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.0% | — |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 17.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 27.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 32.6% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 434.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal was 35.7% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1997.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Portugal ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.