Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece
Greece: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 71 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece peaked at 71 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2000.
That places Greece 55th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 | +61.5% |
| 2006 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 63 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 59 | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 71 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1 | 19 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 | 52 | 69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.14 | 62 | 71 | 7 |
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More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece was 71 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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