Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Belgium

Women in parliament in Belgium in 2025 — 41.3%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 28.7 pp.

2025 41.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 184
Period maximum 42.7%2022
Period minimum 12.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Belgium, 1997–2025020406019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 12.7%1998: 12.7%1999: 23.3%2000: 23.3%2001: 23.3%2002: 23.3%2003: 35.3%2004: 34.7%2005: 34.7%2006: 34.7%2007: 35.3%2008: 35.3%2009: 38%2010: 39.3%2011: 38%2012: 38%2013: 38%2014: 39.3%2015: 39.3%2016: 39.3%2017: 38%2018: 38%2019: 42%2020: 41.3%2021: 42%2022: 42.7%2023: 42.7%2024: 41.3%2025: 41.3%
Change over the period: +28.7 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belgium 41.3%
World 27.2%
Western Europe computed 36.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.3 +0 pp
2024 41.3 −1.3 pp
2023 42.7 +0 pp
2022 42.7 +0.7 pp
2021 42 +0.7 pp
2020 41.3 −0.7 pp
2019 42 +4 pp
2018 38 +0 pp
2017 38 −1.3 pp
2016 39.3 +0 pp
2015 39.3 +0 pp
2014 39.3 +1.3 pp
2013 38 +0 pp
2012 38 +0 pp
2011 38 −1.3 pp
2010 39.3 +1.3 pp
2009 38 +2.7 pp
2008 35.3 +0 pp
2007 35.3 +0.7 pp
2006 34.7 +0 pp
2005 34.7 +0 pp
2004 34.7 −0.7 pp
2003 35.3 +12 pp
2002 23.3 +0 pp
2001 23.3 +0 pp
2000 23.3 +0 pp
1999 23.3 +10.7 pp
1998 12.7 +0 pp
1997 12.7

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.