Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia, 2006–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 37.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia peaked at 39.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.0% | — |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +70.0% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 21.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.8% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 41 France 36.2% compare
- 42 Guyana 36.1% compare
- 43 Portugal 35.7% compare
More public sector data for Serbia
- Arms imports 153.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -63.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 153.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 352.67 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 29.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4,983 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia was 37.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.