Women in parliament in Western Europe in 2025 — 36.8%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 17.8 pp.
1997–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.8 | +0.9 pp |
| 2024 | 35.9 | −1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 37.1 | −0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 37.4 | −0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 37.7 | +4.2 pp |
| 2020 | 33.5 | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 32.7 | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 30.4 | −1 pp |
| 2017 | 31.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 31.3 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 31.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 31.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 31.6 | +1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 29.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 29.1 | +0 pp |
| 2009 | 29.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 28.8 | −0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 29.1 | +1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 27.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 27.7 | +1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 26.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 25.5 | +3.6 pp |
| 2002 | 21.9 | −0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 22.5 | +1 pp |
| 2000 | 21.5 | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 20.6 | +1 pp |
| 1998 | 19.6 | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 19 | — |
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.
What part of the ministerial posts in a country are held by women.
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