Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Small states
Small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Small states, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 21.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Small states peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1998.
Small states ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.2% | — |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 40 Serbia 37.2% compare
- 41 France 36.2% compare
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Small states?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Small states was 21.5% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1998.
- How does Small states rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Small states ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.