Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada
Canada: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 104 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada stood at 104. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada peaked at 104 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2000.
That places Canada 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62 | — |
| 2001 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 100 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 103 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 104 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6 | 62 | 68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9 | 68 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.14 | 98 | 104 | 7 |
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More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada was 104 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 104 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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