Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 40.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 40.5% 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 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2001.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.2% | — |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 40.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 40.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.4%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.9% | 22.6% | 29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.2% | 18.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 22.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 33.8% | 40.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Arms imports 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 36.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,180 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 81.76 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 40.5% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.