Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 79 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland is 79, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland peaked at 85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57 | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83 | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 77 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 79 | +2.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33, 2.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.7% | 65 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7 | 45 | 57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3 | 57 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.14 | 77 | 85 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Switzerland was 79 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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