Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland
Poland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 145 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland stood at 145. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland peaked at 145 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2000.
Poland ranks 18th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60 | — |
| 2001 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93 | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 109 | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 112 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 126 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 129 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 129 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 134 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 132 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 130 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 136 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 144 | +5.9% |
| 2026 | 145 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.7 | 60 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.3 | 92 | 134 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.29 | 130 | 145 | 7 |
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More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland was 145 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 145 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Poland ranks 18th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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