IDA blend - 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 IDA blend was 20.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.64 in 2002.

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
2002 10.64
2003 10.67
2004 11.55
2005 12.18
2006 12.41
2007 13.14
2008 13.58
2009 13.90
2010 13.78
2011 14.12
2012 14.37
2013 18.91
2014 18.90
2015 18.55
2016 18.65
2017 19.03
2018 19.10
2019 18.92
2020 21.07
2021 20.93

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making