Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — G20

Women in parliament in the G20 in 2025 — 29.3%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.9 pp.

2025 29.3% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 29.3%2025
Period minimum 13.3%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — G20, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 13.3%1998: 14.3%1999: 15%2000: 14.8%2001: 13.8%2002: 16.1%2003: 15.1%2004: 16.2%2005: 16.5%2006: 16.8%2007: 18.1%2008: 18.4%2009: 19.8%2010: 19.8%2011: 20%2012: 21%2013: 22.9%2014: 23%2015: 23.1%2016: 23.9%2017: 24.9%2018: 26.3%2019: 26.7%2020: 27.3%2021: 28%2022: 28.4%2023: 28.6%2024: 28.9%2025: 29.3%
Change over the period: +15.9 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 29.3%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.3 +0.3 pp
2024 28.9 +0.3 pp
2023 28.6 +0.2 pp
2022 28.4 +0.4 pp
2021 28 +0.7 pp
2020 27.3 +0.6 pp
2019 26.7 +0.5 pp
2018 26.3 +1.3 pp
2017 24.9 +1 pp
2016 23.9 +0.8 pp
2015 23.1 +0.1 pp
2014 23 +0.1 pp
2013 22.9 +1.9 pp
2012 21 +0.9 pp
2011 20 +0.2 pp
2010 19.8 −0.1 pp
2009 19.8 +1.4 pp
2008 18.4 +0.3 pp
2007 18.1 +1.4 pp
2006 16.8 +0.2 pp
2005 16.5 +0.4 pp
2004 16.2 +1 pp
2003 15.1 −1 pp
2002 16.1 +2.3 pp
2001 13.8 −1 pp
2000 14.8 −0.2 pp
1999 15 +0.7 pp
1998 14.3 +0.9 pp
1997 13.3

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.