Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Spain
Spain: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 154 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 154 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain peaked at 155 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2000.
That places Spain 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 126 | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 128 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 127 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 128 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 126 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 139 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 144 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 140 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 137 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 137 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 144 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 154 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 154 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 150 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 148 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 155 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 155 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 154 | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 154 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33, 4.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 154 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +32.0% | 75 | 99 |
| 2005 | +27.3% | 99 | 126 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.4 | 75 | 128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.9 | 126 | 144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.86 | 148 | 155 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More gender data for Spain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 42,197 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 42,197 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0961 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Spain was 154 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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