Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 23.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia peaked at 23.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 109th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.7% | — |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Slovakia
- Arms imports 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 54.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 893.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 525.49 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.85 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 623.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia was 23.3% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Slovakia ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.