Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in World
World: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 10,095 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in World, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 10,095 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in World peaked at 10,127 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,540, in 2000.
World ranks 1st of 42 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,540 | — |
| 2001 | 4,664 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4,881 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5,255 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 5,222 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,619 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 6,146 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 6,313 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6,661 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 6,886 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7,197 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 7,411 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7,695 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8,100 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8,497 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 8,599 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,837 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9,170 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 9,066 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,459 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 9,682 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 9,900 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 10,079 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9,924 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 10,019 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 10,127 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 10,095 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,619 | 4,540 | 6,886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,403 | 7,197 | 9,459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,975 | 9,682 | 10,127 | 7 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in World?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in World was 10,095 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 10,127 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,540 in 2000.
- How does World rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- World ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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