Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain
Spain: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 44.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain peaked at 44.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.7% | — |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 21.6% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 28.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.0% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 15 Sweden 45.0% compare
- 16 South Africa 44.9% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 44.4% compare
- 19 Denmark 43.6% compare
- 20 Netherlands 43.3% compare
- 21 Namibia 42.3% compare
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -16.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 503.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.62 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain was 44.3% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.