Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 21.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine peaked at 21.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1997.
Ukraine ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +105.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +66.9% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 118 Gabon 21.6% compare
- 119 Malawi 21.4% compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.4% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 20.8% compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 20.3% compare
More public sector data for Ukraine
- Arms imports 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 138.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,709 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.3127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ukraine was 21.2% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ukraine ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.