Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 39.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland stood at 39.0%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland peaked at 42.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1997.
Switzerland ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.0% | — |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.0% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.5% | 42.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
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- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
More public sector data for Switzerland
- Arms imports 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 120 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 746.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland was 39.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.