Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Romania

Women in parliament in Romania in 2025 — 22.4%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.1 pp.

2025 22.4% +3.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 184
Period maximum 22.4%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Romania, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 7.3%1998: 7.3%1999: 7.3%2001: 10.7%2002: 10.7%2003: 10.7%2004: 11.4%2005: 11.2%2006: 11.2%2007: 9.4%2008: 11.4%2009: 11.4%2010: 11.4%2011: 11.2%2012: 13.3%2013: 13.3%2014: 13.5%2015: 13.7%2016: 13.7%2017: 20.7%2018: 20.7%2019: 21.9%2020: 21.9%2021: 18.5%2022: 19.1%2023: 19.1%2024: 19.2%2025: 22.4%
Change over the period: +15.1 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Romania 22.4%
World 27.2%
Eastern Europe computed 26.2%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.4 +3.1 pp
2024 19.2 +0.1 pp
2023 19.1 +0 pp
2022 19.1 +0.5 pp
2021 18.5 −3.3 pp
2020 21.9 +0 pp
2019 21.9 +1.2 pp
2018 20.7 +0 pp
2017 20.7 +7 pp
2016 13.7 +0 pp
2015 13.7 +0.2 pp
2014 13.5 +0.2 pp
2013 13.3 +0 pp
2012 13.3 +2.1 pp
2011 11.2 −0.2 pp
2010 11.4 +0 pp
2009 11.4 +0 pp
2008 11.4 +2 pp
2007 9.4 −1.8 pp
2006 11.2 +0 pp
2005 11.2 −0.3 pp
2004 11.4 +0.7 pp
2003 10.7 +0 pp
2002 10.7 +0 pp
2001 10.7
1999 7.3 +0 pp
1998 7.3 +0 pp
1997 7.3

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.