Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Netherlands

Women in parliament in the Netherlands in 2025 — 43.3%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 12 pp.

2025 43.3% +4.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 184
Period maximum 43.3%2025
Period minimum 31.3%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Netherlands, 1997–20253035404519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 31.3%1998: 36%1999: 36%2000: 36%2001: 36%2002: 34%2003: 36.7%2004: 36.7%2005: 36.7%2006: 36.7%2007: 39.3%2008: 41.3%2009: 42%2010: 40.7%2011: 40.7%2012: 38.7%2013: 38.7%2014: 38.7%2015: 37.3%2016: 37.3%2017: 36%2018: 36%2019: 31.3%2020: 33.3%2021: 39.3%2022: 40.7%2023: 40%2024: 38.7%2025: 43.3%
Change over the period: +12 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Netherlands 43.3%
World 27.2%
Western Europe computed 36.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 43.3 +4.7 pp
2024 38.7 −1.3 pp
2023 40 −0.7 pp
2022 40.7 +1.3 pp
2021 39.3 +6 pp
2020 33.3 +2 pp
2019 31.3 −4.7 pp
2018 36 +0 pp
2017 36 −1.3 pp
2016 37.3 +0 pp
2015 37.3 −1.3 pp
2014 38.7 +0 pp
2013 38.7 +0 pp
2012 38.7 −2 pp
2011 40.7 +0 pp
2010 40.7 −1.3 pp
2009 42 +0.7 pp
2008 41.3 +2 pp
2007 39.3 +2.7 pp
2006 36.7 +0 pp
2005 36.7 +0 pp
2004 36.7 +0 pp
2003 36.7 +2.7 pp
2002 34 −2 pp
2001 36 +0 pp
2000 36 +0 pp
1999 36 +0 pp
1998 36 +4.7 pp
1997 31.3

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.