Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 47 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 47 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia peaked at 51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 84th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | +175.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2026 | 47 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +175.0% | 8 | 22 |
| 2007 | +47.8% | 23 | 34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 | 8 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9 | 38 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.57 | 47 | 51 | 7 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More gender data for North Macedonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 262.64 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,500 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,500 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,363 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in North Macedonia was 47 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- North Macedonia ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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