Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 61 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 61 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium peaked at 64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2000.
That places Belgium 71st out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53 | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 59 | -7.8% |
| 2026 | 61 | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 61 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +51.4% | 35 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5 | 35 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 | 57 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.14 | 59 | 64 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium was 61 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 71st out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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