Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Ireland

Women in parliament in Ireland in 2025 — 25.3%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 13.2 pp.

2025 25.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 184
Period maximum 25.3%2024
Period minimum 12%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Ireland, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 12%1998: 12%1999: 12%2000: 12%2001: 12%2002: 13.3%2003: 13.3%2004: 13.3%2005: 13.3%2006: 13.3%2007: 13.3%2008: 13.3%2009: 13.9%2010: 13.9%2011: 15.1%2012: 15.1%2013: 15.7%2014: 15.7%2015: 16.3%2016: 22.2%2017: 22.2%2018: 22.2%2019: 22.2%2020: 22.5%2021: 22.5%2022: 23.1%2023: 23.1%2024: 25.3%2025: 25.3%
Change over the period: +13.2 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ireland 25.3%
World 27.2%
Northern Europe computed 37.4%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.3 +0 pp
2024 25.3 +2.2 pp
2023 23.1 +0 pp
2022 23.1 +0.6 pp
2021 22.5 +0 pp
2020 22.5 +0.3 pp
2019 22.2 +0 pp
2018 22.2 +0 pp
2017 22.2 +0 pp
2016 22.2 +5.9 pp
2015 16.3 +0.6 pp
2014 15.7 +0 pp
2013 15.7 +0.6 pp
2012 15.1 +0 pp
2011 15.1 +1.1 pp
2010 13.9 +0 pp
2009 13.9 +0.7 pp
2008 13.3 +0 pp
2007 13.3 +0 pp
2006 13.3 +0 pp
2005 13.3 +0 pp
2004 13.3 +0 pp
2003 13.3 +0 pp
2002 13.3 +1.2 pp
2001 12 +0 pp
2000 12 +0 pp
1999 12 +0 pp
1998 12 +0 pp
1997 12

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.