Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania
Romania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania, 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 Romania is 22.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania peaked at 22.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 112th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.3% | — |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 457.48 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 54.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania was 22.4% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Romania ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.