Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — France

Women in parliament in France in 2025 — 36.2%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 25.3 pp.

2025 36.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 184
Period maximum 39.7%2019
Period minimum 10.9%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — France, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 10.9%1998: 10.9%1999: 10.9%2000: 10.9%2001: 10.9%2002: 12.1%2003: 12.2%2004: 12.2%2005: 12.2%2006: 12.2%2007: 18.2%2008: 18.2%2009: 18.9%2010: 18.9%2011: 18.9%2012: 26.9%2013: 26.9%2014: 26.2%2015: 26.2%2016: 26.2%2017: 39%2018: 39.6%2019: 39.7%2020: 39.5%2021: 39.5%2022: 37.3%2023: 37.8%2024: 36%2025: 36.2%
Change over the period: +25.3 pp Annual average: 0.9 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

France 36.2%
World 27.2%
Western Europe computed 36.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.2 +0.1 pp
2024 36 −1.7 pp
2023 37.8 +0.5 pp
2022 37.3 −2.3 pp
2021 39.5 +0 pp
2020 39.5 −0.2 pp
2019 39.7 +0.1 pp
2018 39.6 +0.6 pp
2017 39 +12.8 pp
2016 26.2 +0 pp
2015 26.2 +0 pp
2014 26.2 −0.7 pp
2013 26.9 +0 pp
2012 26.9 +8 pp
2011 18.9 +0 pp
2010 18.9 +0 pp
2009 18.9 +0.7 pp
2008 18.2 +0 pp
2007 18.2 +6 pp
2006 12.2 +0 pp
2005 12.2 +0 pp
2004 12.2 +0 pp
2003 12.2 +0.1 pp
2002 12.1 +1.2 pp
2001 10.9 +0 pp
2000 10.9 +0 pp
1999 10.9 +0 pp
1998 10.9 +0 pp
1997 10.9

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.