IDA total - 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 total was 23.15 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 23.15 in 2021, while its lowest value was 7.73 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).

See also:

Year Value
1997 7.73
1998 7.78
2002 11.12
2003 11.45
2004 12.10
2005 14.56
2006 14.75
2007 15.90
2008 16.73
2009 17.15
2010 17.05
2011 18.52
2012 19.30
2013 19.37
2014 19.57
2015 20.90
2016 21.03
2017 21.28
2018 21.07
2019 21.04
2020 22.32
2021 23.15

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making