Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Eastern Europe

Women in parliament in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 26.2%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 16.1 pp.

2025 26.2% +1.7 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 26.2%2025
Period minimum 10.1%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Eastern Europe, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 10.1%1998: 11.3%1999: 10.5%2000: 10.6%2001: 13.3%2002: 14.6%2003: 13.9%2004: 16.1%2005: 16.3%2006: 16.9%2007: 17.1%2008: 17.5%2009: 17.4%2010: 17.1%2011: 17.6%2012: 17.9%2013: 17.8%2014: 17.6%2015: 18.5%2016: 19.3%2017: 21%2018: 21.2%2019: 23.4%2020: 23.6%2021: 24.8%2022: 25%2023: 25%2024: 24.5%2025: 26.2%
Change over the period: +16.1 pp Annual average: 0.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 26.2%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.2 +1.7 pp
2024 24.5 −0.5 pp
2023 25 +0.1 pp
2022 25 +0.2 pp
2021 24.8 +1.2 pp
2020 23.6 +0.2 pp
2019 23.4 +2.1 pp
2018 21.2 +0.3 pp
2017 21 +1.7 pp
2016 19.3 +0.8 pp
2015 18.5 +0.9 pp
2014 17.6 −0.2 pp
2013 17.8 −0.1 pp
2012 17.9 +0.3 pp
2011 17.6 +0.4 pp
2010 17.1 −0.3 pp
2009 17.4 −0.1 pp
2008 17.5 +0.4 pp
2007 17.1 +0.2 pp
2006 16.9 +0.6 pp
2005 16.3 +0.1 pp
2004 16.1 +2.2 pp
2003 13.9 −0.6 pp
2002 14.6 +1.3 pp
2001 13.3 +2.7 pp
2000 10.6 +0.1 pp
1999 10.5 −0.9 pp
1998 11.3 +1.2 pp
1997 10.1

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.