Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland
Poland: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 34.3% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland peaked at 34.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2015.
That places Poland 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.5% | — |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +10.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 34.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.3%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Poland's 34.3% 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 | 27.3% | 26.5% | 29.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 34.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 4 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 34.8% compare
- 8 Italy 33.4% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 31.2% compare
- 10 Germany 30.5% compare
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Poland was 34.3% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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