Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 34.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Post-demographic dividend, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 34.1% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 34.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1997.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 47 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.9% | — |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 24.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.9% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 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 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Post-demographic dividend?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Post-demographic dividend was 34.1% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1997.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.