Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Austria

Women in parliament in Austria in 2025 — 35.5%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 35.5% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 45of 184
Period maximum 41%2022
Period minimum 26.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Austria, 1997–2025253035404519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 26.2%1998: 26.2%2000: 26.8%2001: 26.8%2003: 33.9%2004: 33.9%2005: 33.9%2006: 32.2%2007: 32.8%2008: 27.3%2009: 27.9%2010: 27.9%2011: 27.9%2012: 27.9%2013: 33.3%2014: 32.2%2015: 30.6%2016: 30.6%2017: 34.4%2018: 34.4%2019: 39.3%2020: 39.3%2021: 40.4%2022: 41%2023: 41%2024: 36.1%2025: 35.5%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 35.5%
World 27.2%
Western Europe computed 36.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 35.5 −0.5 pp
2024 36.1 −4.9 pp
2023 41 +0 pp
2022 41 +0.5 pp
2021 40.4 +1.1 pp
2020 39.3 +0 pp
2019 39.3 +4.9 pp
2018 34.4 +0 pp
2017 34.4 +3.8 pp
2016 30.6 +0 pp
2015 30.6 −1.6 pp
2014 32.2 −1.1 pp
2013 33.3 +5.5 pp
2012 27.9 +0 pp
2011 27.9 +0 pp
2010 27.9 +0 pp
2009 27.9 +0.5 pp
2008 27.3 −5.5 pp
2007 32.8 +0.5 pp
2006 32.2 −1.6 pp
2005 33.9 +0 pp
2004 33.9 +0 pp
2003 33.9
2001 26.8 +0 pp
2000 26.8
1998 26.2 +0 pp
1997 26.2

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.