Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Italy
Italy: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 33.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.4%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
8th
of 23 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 2025
All-time low
30.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Italy, 2019–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 33.4% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
That places Italy 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.4% | — |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 33.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.3%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Italy's 33.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.3% | 33.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 34.8% compare
- 7 Poland 34.3% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 31.2% compare
- 10 Germany 30.5% compare
- 11 Philippines 29.3% compare
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Italy?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Italy was 33.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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