Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 264 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 264 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 264 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2002.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3rd out of 210 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 121 | — |
| 2001 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 118 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 118 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 119 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 127 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 143 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 145 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 146 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 147 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 191 | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 195 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 208 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 208 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 220 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 223 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 224 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 225 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 263 | +16.9% |
| 2026 | 264 | +0.4% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 264 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33, 8.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 264 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 5.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +29.1% | 148 | 191 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.1 | 118 | 127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.7 | 126 | 208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 234.14 | 220 | 264 | 7 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 264 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 264 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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