Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Bulgaria

Women in parliament in Bulgaria in 2025 — 25%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 14.2 pp.

2025 25% +4.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 184
Period maximum 26.7%2020
Period minimum 10.8%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Bulgaria, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 10.8%1998: 10.8%1999: 10.8%2000: 10.8%2001: 26.3%2002: 26.3%2003: 26.3%2004: 26.3%2005: 22.1%2006: 22.1%2007: 21.7%2008: 21.7%2009: 20.8%2010: 20.8%2011: 20.8%2012: 22.9%2013: 24.6%2014: 20%2015: 20.4%2016: 20.4%2017: 23.8%2018: 23.8%2019: 25.8%2020: 26.7%2021: 23.8%2022: 24.2%2023: 24.2%2024: 20.8%2025: 25%
Change over the period: +14.2 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bulgaria 25%
World 27.2%
Eastern Europe computed 26.2%
Women in parliament — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 +4.2 pp
2024 20.8 −3.3 pp
2023 24.2 +0 pp
2022 24.2 +0.4 pp
2021 23.8 −2.9 pp
2020 26.7 +0.8 pp
2019 25.8 +2.1 pp
2018 23.8 +0 pp
2017 23.8 +3.3 pp
2016 20.4 +0 pp
2015 20.4 +0.4 pp
2014 20 −4.6 pp
2013 24.6 +1.7 pp
2012 22.9 +2.1 pp
2011 20.8 +0 pp
2010 20.8 +0 pp
2009 20.8 −0.8 pp
2008 21.7 +0 pp
2007 21.7 −0.4 pp
2006 22.1 +0 pp
2005 22.1 −4.2 pp
2004 26.3 +0 pp
2003 26.3 +0 pp
2002 26.3 +0 pp
2001 26.3 +15.4 pp
2000 10.8 +0 pp
1999 10.8 +0 pp
1998 10.8 +0 pp
1997 10.8

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.