Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — United States

Women in parliament in the United States in 2025 — 28.9%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 17.2 pp.

2025 28.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 184
Period maximum 29%2023
Period minimum 11.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — United States, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11.7%1998: 11.7%1999: 13.3%2001: 14%2002: 13.8%2003: 14.3%2004: 14.9%2005: 15.2%2006: 16.3%2007: 16.8%2008: 17%2009: 16.8%2010: 16.8%2011: 16.8%2012: 18%2013: 17.8%2014: 19.3%2015: 19.4%2016: 19.2%2017: 19.4%2018: 23.5%2019: 23.4%2020: 27.5%2021: 27.6%2022: 28.7%2023: 29%2024: 28.7%2025: 28.9%
Change over the period: +17.2 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

United States 28.9%
World 27.2%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.9 +0.2 pp
2024 28.7 −0.2 pp
2023 29 +0.3 pp
2022 28.7 +1.1 pp
2021 27.6 +0.2 pp
2020 27.5 +4 pp
2019 23.4 −0.1 pp
2018 23.5 +4.1 pp
2017 19.4 +0.2 pp
2016 19.2 −0.2 pp
2015 19.4 +0 pp
2014 19.3 +1.5 pp
2013 17.8 −0.1 pp
2012 18 +1.2 pp
2011 16.8 +0 pp
2010 16.8 +0 pp
2009 16.8 −0.2 pp
2008 17 +0.2 pp
2007 16.8 +0.5 pp
2006 16.3 +1.1 pp
2005 15.2 +0.2 pp
2004 14.9 +0.7 pp
2003 14.3 +0.5 pp
2002 13.8 −0.2 pp
2001 14
1999 13.3 +1.6 pp
1998 11.7 +0 pp
1997 11.7

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 30.3 US United States 28.9

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.