Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland
Ireland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 43 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 43 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland peaked at 44 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
That places Ireland 87th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44 | +18.9% |
| 2026 | 43 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4 | 20 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 23 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.14 | 33 | 44 | 7 |
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More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ireland was 43 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ireland ranks 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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