Upper 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 Upper middle income was 27.10 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 27.10 in 2021, while its lowest value was 15.14 in 2000.

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
1998 15.17
1999 15.29
2000 15.14
2001 15.17
2002 16.53
2003 16.53
2004 17.55
2005 16.75
2006 17.55
2007 18.47
2008 19.11
2009 19.80
2010 19.79
2011 20.55
2012 21.39
2013 22.37
2014 22.70
2015 23.04
2016 23.75
2017 24.49
2018 25.74
2019 26.32
2020 26.50
2021 27.10

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making