Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Southern Europe

Women in parliament in Southern Europe in 2025 — 34.8%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 25.3 pp.

2025 34.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 34.8%2025
Period minimum 9.5%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Southern Europe, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 9.5%1998: 11.2%1999: 11.5%2000: 13.6%2001: 13.9%2002: 15.4%2003: 15%2004: 16.8%2005: 18%2006: 17.5%2007: 18.7%2008: 19.5%2009: 21.9%2010: 21.7%2011: 24%2012: 25.2%2013: 26.8%2014: 27.5%2015: 26.3%2016: 26.5%2017: 27.6%2018: 28.1%2019: 30.9%2020: 32.2%2021: 32.8%2022: 33.6%2023: 34.4%2024: 34.7%2025: 34.8%
Change over the period: +25.3 pp Annual average: 0.9 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Europe 34.8%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.8 +0.1 pp
2024 34.7 +0.4 pp
2023 34.4 +0.8 pp
2022 33.6 +0.7 pp
2021 32.8 +0.7 pp
2020 32.2 +1.3 pp
2019 30.9 +2.8 pp
2018 28.1 +0.4 pp
2017 27.6 +1.1 pp
2016 26.5 +0.2 pp
2015 26.3 −1.2 pp
2014 27.5 +0.7 pp
2013 26.8 +1.6 pp
2012 25.2 +1.2 pp
2011 24 +2.2 pp
2010 21.7 −0.2 pp
2009 21.9 +2.4 pp
2008 19.5 +0.8 pp
2007 18.7 +1.2 pp
2006 17.5 −0.5 pp
2005 18 +1.2 pp
2004 16.8 +1.8 pp
2003 15 −0.4 pp
2002 15.4 +1.5 pp
2001 13.9 +0.2 pp
2000 13.6 +2.1 pp
1999 11.5 +0.3 pp
1998 11.2 +1.7 pp
1997 9.5

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.