Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Canada

Women in parliament in Canada in 2025 — 30.3%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 9.7 pp.

2025 30.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 184
Period maximum 30.7%2023
Period minimum 20.6%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Canada, 1997–20252025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 20.6%1998: 20.6%1999: 20.6%2001: 20.6%2002: 20.6%2003: 20.6%2004: 21.1%2005: 21.1%2006: 20.8%2007: 21.3%2008: 22.1%2009: 22.1%2010: 22.1%2011: 24.8%2012: 24.7%2013: 24.7%2014: 25.1%2015: 26%2016: 26%2017: 26.3%2018: 26.9%2019: 29%2020: 29%2021: 30.5%2022: 30.5%2023: 30.7%2024: 30.7%2025: 30.3%
Change over the period: +9.7 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Canada 30.3%
World 27.2%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.3 −0.3 pp
2024 30.7 +0 pp
2023 30.7 +0.2 pp
2022 30.5 +0 pp
2021 30.5 +1.5 pp
2020 29 +0 pp
2019 29 +2 pp
2018 26.9 +0.7 pp
2017 26.3 +0.2 pp
2016 26 +0 pp
2015 26 +1 pp
2014 25.1 +0.4 pp
2013 24.7 +0 pp
2012 24.7 −0.1 pp
2011 24.8 +2.7 pp
2010 22.1 +0 pp
2009 22.1 +0 pp
2008 22.1 +0.8 pp
2007 21.3 +0.5 pp
2006 20.8 −0.3 pp
2005 21.1 +0 pp
2004 21.1 +0.5 pp
2003 20.6 +0 pp
2002 20.6 +0 pp
2001 20.6
1999 20.6 +0 pp
1998 20.6 +0 pp
1997 20.6

Northern America, 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.