Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Euro area

Women in parliament in the Euro area in 2025 — 33.4%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 17 pp.

2025 33.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 34%2023
Period minimum 16.3%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Euro area, 1997–2025152025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 16.3%1998: 16.5%1999: 17.6%2000: 18.9%2001: 19.5%2002: 19.5%2003: 21%2004: 21.9%2005: 22.1%2006: 22.9%2007: 24.4%2008: 24.7%2009: 25.2%2010: 25%2011: 25.7%2012: 27.1%2013: 29.5%2014: 29.4%2015: 29.2%2016: 29.2%2017: 30.4%2018: 31.1%2019: 32.6%2020: 33.4%2021: 33.9%2022: 33.6%2023: 34%2024: 33.3%2025: 33.4%
Change over the period: +17 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Euro area 33.4%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.4 +0.1 pp
2024 33.3 −0.7 pp
2023 34 +0.4 pp
2022 33.6 −0.3 pp
2021 33.9 +0.5 pp
2020 33.4 +0.8 pp
2019 32.6 +1.5 pp
2018 31.1 +0.7 pp
2017 30.4 +1.2 pp
2016 29.2 +0 pp
2015 29.2 −0.2 pp
2014 29.4 −0.1 pp
2013 29.5 +2.4 pp
2012 27.1 +1.4 pp
2011 25.7 +0.7 pp
2010 25 −0.1 pp
2009 25.2 +0.5 pp
2008 24.7 +0.3 pp
2007 24.4 +1.4 pp
2006 22.9 +0.8 pp
2005 22.1 +0.2 pp
2004 21.9 +1 pp
2003 21 +1.5 pp
2002 19.5 −0 pp
2001 19.5 +0.6 pp
2000 18.9 +1.3 pp
1999 17.6 +1.1 pp
1998 16.5 +0.1 pp
1997 16.3

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.