Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — NATO

Women in parliament in NATO in 2025 — 33.5%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 16.6 pp.

2025 33.5% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 33.5%2025
Period minimum 16.9%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — NATO, 1997–2025152025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 16.9%1998: 17.1%1999: 18.3%2000: 19.7%2001: 19.2%2002: 21%2003: 21.2%2004: 22.3%2005: 22.3%2006: 22.5%2007: 23.4%2008: 23.6%2009: 24.6%2010: 24.6%2011: 25.7%2012: 26.5%2013: 27.3%2014: 27.4%2015: 27.7%2016: 28%2017: 28.8%2018: 29.3%2019: 30.6%2020: 31.5%2021: 32.5%2022: 32.9%2023: 33.2%2024: 33.1%2025: 33.5%
Change over the period: +16.6 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 33.5%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.5 +0.4 pp
2024 33.1 −0 pp
2023 33.2 +0.2 pp
2022 32.9 +0.4 pp
2021 32.5 +1.1 pp
2020 31.5 +0.8 pp
2019 30.6 +1.4 pp
2018 29.3 +0.4 pp
2017 28.8 +0.9 pp
2016 28 +0.3 pp
2015 27.7 +0.3 pp
2014 27.4 +0.1 pp
2013 27.3 +0.8 pp
2012 26.5 +0.8 pp
2011 25.7 +1.1 pp
2010 24.6 +0 pp
2009 24.6 +1 pp
2008 23.6 +0.2 pp
2007 23.4 +0.9 pp
2006 22.5 +0.3 pp
2005 22.3 +0 pp
2004 22.3 +1.1 pp
2003 21.2 +0.2 pp
2002 21 +1.8 pp
2001 19.2 −0.6 pp
2000 19.7 +1.4 pp
1999 18.3 +1.2 pp
1998 17.1 +0.2 pp
1997 16.9

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.