World - 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 World was 26.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 26.13 in 2021, while its lowest value was 11.69 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 11.69
1998 13.07
1999 13.52
2000 13.90
2001 14.09
2002 15.20
2003 15.18
2004 15.90
2005 16.47
2006 16.97
2007 17.87
2008 18.44
2009 19.03
2010 19.16
2011 19.83
2012 20.76
2013 21.78
2014 22.19
2015 22.85
2016 23.09
2017 23.59
2018 24.10
2019 24.64
2020 25.58
2021 26.13

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making