Austria vs France: Share of women in parliament
Austria
35.5%
in 2025
France
36.2%
in 2025
Austria rank
43rd
France rank
40th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 36.2% against 35.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1920 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 43rd and France ranks 40th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 5.3% | 7.0% | 1.7% | France |
| 1950s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3.6% | Austria |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 2.8% | 4.1% | Austria |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 6.7% | 3.7% | Austria |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 7.9% | 15.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 13.9% | 17.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.5% | 3.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.8% | 1.9% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Austria or France?
- France, at 36.2% against 35.5% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Austria and France?
- 0.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Austria ranks 43rd and France ranks 40th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.