Women in parliament in Southern Europe in 2025 — 34.8%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 25.3 pp.
1997–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| 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 | — |
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.
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