Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 649 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 649 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe peaked at 649 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 280, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe 23rd out of 42 groups 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 in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 280 | — |
| 2001 | 293 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 368 | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 375 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 385 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 404 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 400 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 422 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 434 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 443 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 439 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 435 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 450 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 477 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 481 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 463 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 482 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 517 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 532 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 545 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 596 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 589 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 600 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 604 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 618 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 621 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 649 | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.6% | 293 | 368 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 380.4 | 280 | 443 | 10 |
| 2010s | 482.1 | 435 | 545 | 10 |
| 2020s | 611 | 589 | 649 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
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More gender data for Eastern Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 39,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.99 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239,603 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239,603 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0038 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.79 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.021 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 41.66 (2025)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 24.8% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 23.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe was 649 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 649 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 280 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eastern Europe ranks 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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