Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia
Estonia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia stood at 30. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia peaked at 30 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
That places Estonia 116th out of 210 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 30 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 | 18 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.57 | 26 | 30 | 7 |
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More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Estonia was 30 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Estonia ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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