Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2025
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 Pre-demographic dividend is 25.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 25.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.9% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 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 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pre-demographic dividend was 25.1% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.