Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Germany

Women in parliament in Germany in 2025 — 32.4%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 6.2 pp.

2025 32.4% −2.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 184
Period maximum 36.5%2013
Period minimum 26.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Germany, 1997–20252530354019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 26.2%1998: 26.2%1999: 30.9%2000: 30.9%2001: 31.1%2002: 32.2%2003: 32.2%2004: 32.8%2005: 31.8%2006: 31.6%2007: 31.6%2008: 32.2%2009: 32.8%2010: 32.8%2011: 32.9%2012: 32.9%2013: 36.5%2014: 36.5%2015: 36.5%2016: 36.5%2017: 30.7%2018: 30.7%2019: 30.9%2020: 31.2%2021: 34.9%2022: 34.9%2023: 35.2%2024: 35.3%2025: 32.4%
Change over the period: +6.2 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 32.4%
World 27.2%
Western Europe computed 36.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.4 −2.9 pp
2024 35.3 +0.1 pp
2023 35.2 +0.3 pp
2022 34.9 +0 pp
2021 34.9 +3.7 pp
2020 31.2 +0.3 pp
2019 30.9 +0.1 pp
2018 30.7 +0 pp
2017 30.7 −5.7 pp
2016 36.5 +0 pp
2015 36.5 +0 pp
2014 36.5 +0 pp
2013 36.5 +3.5 pp
2012 32.9 +0 pp
2011 32.9 +0.1 pp
2010 32.8 +0 pp
2009 32.8 +0.6 pp
2008 32.2 +0.5 pp
2007 31.6 +0.1 pp
2006 31.6 −0.2 pp
2005 31.8 −1 pp
2004 32.8 +0.6 pp
2003 32.2 +0 pp
2002 32.2 +1.1 pp
2001 31.1 +0.1 pp
2000 30.9 +0 pp
1999 30.9 +4.8 pp
1998 26.2 +0 pp
1997 26.2

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.