Women in parliament in upper-middle-income countries in 2025 — 26.1%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 16 pp.
1997–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.1 | −0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 26.3 | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 25.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 25.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 25.5 | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 24.8 | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 24.3 | +1 pp |
| 2018 | 23.2 | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 22.1 | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 21.4 | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 20.2 | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 19.3 | −0 pp |
| 2013 | 19.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 18.6 | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 17.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 16.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 16.2 | −0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 16.5 | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 15.4 | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 14.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 14.4 | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 13.6 | −0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 13.8 | +2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 11.6 | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 11 | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 10.6 | −1 pp |
| 1998 | 11.6 | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 10.1 | — |
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.
Indexes Gender inequality indexA composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.
Labor Female labor force participation rateThe share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.