Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — G7

Women in parliament in the G7 in 2025 — 31%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 16.2 pp.

2025 31% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 31.3%2024
Period minimum 14.8%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — G7, 1997–202510152025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 14.8%1998: 14.8%1999: 15.7%2000: 15.7%2001: 16%2002: 16.2%2003: 16.5%2004: 16.8%2005: 17.2%2006: 18.2%2007: 19.2%2008: 19.9%2009: 20.4%2010: 20.7%2011: 21.2%2012: 22%2013: 24%2014: 24.2%2015: 25.4%2016: 25.4%2017: 26.9%2018: 28.4%2019: 28.7%2020: 29.5%2021: 30.3%2022: 29.7%2023: 30%2024: 31.3%2025: 31%
Change over the period: +16.2 pp Annual average: 0.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 31%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31 −0.4 pp
2024 31.3 +1.3 pp
2023 30 +0.2 pp
2022 29.7 −0.6 pp
2021 30.3 +0.8 pp
2020 29.5 +0.8 pp
2019 28.7 +0.3 pp
2018 28.4 +1.5 pp
2017 26.9 +1.5 pp
2016 25.4 +0 pp
2015 25.4 +1.2 pp
2014 24.2 +0.2 pp
2013 24 +1.9 pp
2012 22 +0.9 pp
2011 21.2 +0.4 pp
2010 20.7 +0.4 pp
2009 20.4 +0.4 pp
2008 19.9 +0.8 pp
2007 19.2 +1 pp
2006 18.2 +1 pp
2005 17.2 +0.4 pp
2004 16.8 +0.3 pp
2003 16.5 +0.3 pp
2002 16.2 +0.3 pp
2001 16 +0.2 pp
2000 15.7 +0 pp
1999 15.7 +0.9 pp
1998 14.8 +0 pp
1997 14.8

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.