Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro, 2007–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 22 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro peaked at 24 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2007.
That places Montenegro 138th 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 20 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.14 | 20 | 24 | 7 |
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- 138 Sri Lanka 22 compare
- 141 Luxembourg 21 compare
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More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 509.77 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 509.77 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Montenegro was 22 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Montenegro ranks 138th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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