European Union - 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 European Union was 32.72 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 32.72 in 2021, while its lowest value was 17.01 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 17.01
1998 17.06
1999 17.99
2000 19.57
2001 19.55
2002 20.28
2003 21.38
2004 22.07
2005 22.18
2006 22.88
2007 23.88
2008 24.15
2009 24.47
2010 24.38
2011 25.11
2012 26.04
2013 27.68
2014 28.24
2015 28.27
2016 28.29
2017 29.79
2018 30.52
2019 31.82
2020 32.41
2021 32.72

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making