Lower middle 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 Lower middle income was 21.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 21.84 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.50 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 7.50
1998 8.17
1999 8.41
2000 8.15
2001 8.90
2002 10.38
2003 10.29
2004 10.79
2005 11.89
2006 12.10
2007 13.27
2008 14.75
2009 15.86
2010 15.75
2011 16.12
2012 17.81
2013 18.42
2014 19.77
2015 20.04
2016 20.19
2017 20.07
2018 19.88
2019 20.03
2020 21.84
2021 21.49

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making