High income - 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 High income was 31.16 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 31.16 in 2021, while its lowest value was 16.21 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 16.21
1998 16.30
1999 17.28
2001 18.18
2002 18.85
2003 19.37
2004 19.84
2005 20.39
2006 20.92
2007 21.81
2008 21.97
2009 22.57
2010 22.66
2011 23.26
2012 23.81
2013 25.30
2014 25.78
2015 26.44
2016 26.49
2017 27.53
2018 28.20
2019 29.32
2020 30.33
2021 31.16

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making