Euro area - Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Euro area was 34.60 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 34.60 in 2021, while its lowest value was 16.87 in 1997.

Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (www.ipu.org).

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Year Value
1997 16.87
1998 17.03
1999 18.28
2000 19.33
2001 19.13
2002 19.08
2003 20.69
2004 21.71
2005 22.16
2006 23.04
2007 24.65
2008 24.96
2009 25.46
2010 25.32
2011 26.05
2012 27.42
2013 29.97
2014 30.11
2015 30.20
2016 30.32
2017 31.21
2018 31.97
2019 33.37
2020 33.86
2021 34.60

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making