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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats) by country

Countries reporting
212
Highest
63.8%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
25.5%
Years covered
27
2000–2026
Data points
6,475

What the numbers show

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 63.8% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.5%, and the mean is 25.7%.

Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 63.8% 2026 unchanged rising
2 Cuba 57.2% 2026 up 17.0% rising
3 Nicaragua 55.0% 2026 up 33.1% rising
4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 50.8% 2026 down 4.4% rising
5 Mexico 50.4% 2026 up 19.0% rising
6 Andorra 50.0% 2026 up 27.3% rising
6 United Arab Emirates 50.0% 2026 up 122.2% volatile
8 Costa Rica 49.1% 2026 up 47.4% rising
9 Iceland 46.0% 2026 up 11.5% rising
10 Australia 46.0% 2026 up 72.5% rising
11 Monaco 45.8% 2026 up 120.0% rising
11 Cabo Verde 45.8% 2026 up 120.0% rising
13 Australia and New Zealand 45.8% 2026 up 59.1% rising
14 New Zealand 45.5% 2026 up 45.0% rising
15 Finland 45.5% 2026 up 9.6% rising
16 South Africa 44.8% 2026 up 6.5% rising
17 Sweden 44.7% 2026 up 2.6% flat
18 Denmark 44.1% 2026 up 17.9% rising
19 Spain 44.0% 2026 up 10.0% rising
20 Caribbean 43.5% 2026 up 31.7% rising
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 43.3% 2026 up 16.1% flat
22 Ecuador 43.0% 2026 up 3.5% rising
23 Norway 42.6% 2026 up 7.4% rising
24 Namibia 42.3% 2026 up 2.3% rising
25 Ethiopia 41.9% 2026 up 8.1% rising
26 Peru 41.5% 2026 up 86.2% rising
27 Angola 41.4% 2026 up 12.3% rising
28 Senegal 41.2% 2026 down 3.4% rising
29 Argentina 40.9% 2026 up 14.1% rising
30 Belgium 40.7% 2026 up 3.4% rising
31 Dominica 40.6% 2026 up 85.6% rising
31 United Kingdom 40.6% 2026 up 38.3% rising
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.6% 2026 up 38.3% rising
34 Switzerland 39.7% 2026 up 24.1% rising
35 Burundi 39.6% 2026 up 9.0% rising
36 Moldova 39.6% 2026 up 81.8% rising
36 Republic of Moldova 39.6% 2026 up 81.8% rising
38 Armenia 39.2% 2026 up 267.2% volatile
39 Uzbekistan 39.2% 2026 up 144.9% rising
40 North Macedonia 39.2% 2026 up 17.5% rising
41 Mozambique 38.0% 2026 down 4.0% rising
42 Slovenia 37.8% 2026 up 3.0% rising
43 Serbia 37.6% 2026 up 10.6% rising
43 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6% 2026 up 2.8% rising
45 Dominican Republic 37.4% 2026 up 79.9% rising
46 Latvia 37.0% 2026 up 105.6% rising
47 Portugal 36.5% 2026 up 5.0% rising
48 France 36.2% 2026 up 38.2% rising
49 Guyana 36.1% 2026 up 18.7% rising
50 Austria 35.5% 2026 up 16.1% rising
51 East Timor 35.4% 2026 down 8.0% rising
51 Timor-Leste 35.4% 2026 down 8.0% rising
53 Luxembourg 35.0% 2026 up 23.5% rising
53 San Marino 35.0% 2026 up 110.0% rising
55 Chile 34.8% 2026 up 120.1% rising
56 Albania 34.3% 2026 up 65.6% volatile
57 Uganda 34.0% 2026 down 2.8% rising
58 Belarus 33.9% 2026 up 24.5% rising
59 Cameroon 33.9% 2026 up 8.9% volatile
60 Chad 33.5% 2026 up 125.0% volatile
61 Czechia 33.5% 2026 up 67.5% rising
62 Nepal 33.5% 2025 up 13.5% rising
63 Kyrgyzstan 33.3% 2026 up 73.9% rising
64 Italy 32.8% 2026 up 5.8% rising
65 Croatia 32.7% 2026 up 114.5% rising
66 Germany 32.5% 2026 down 10.7% rising
67 South Sudan 32.4% 2026 up 22.1% rising
68 Singapore 32.3% 2026 up 40.0% rising
69 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.1% 2026 up 123.6% rising
70 Liechtenstein 32.0% 2026 up 60.0% rising
71 El Salvador 31.7% 2026 down 1.5% rising
72 Vietnam 31.6% 2026 up 29.9% rising
72 Viet Nam 31.6% 2026 up 29.9% rising
74 Poland 31.5% 2026 up 15.1% rising
75 Suriname 31.4% 2026 up 23.1% rising
76 Grenada 31.2% 2026 down 6.2% rising
76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.2% 2026 up 134.4% volatile
78 Equatorial Guinea 31.0% 2026 up 29.2% volatile
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.4% 2026 up 133.4% rising
80 Canada 30.3% 2026 up 16.4% rising
81 Uruguay 30.3% 2026 up 87.5% rising
82 Jamaica 30.2% 2026 up 137.5% rising
83 Zimbabwe 30.1% 2026 down 4.4% rising
84 Mali 30.1% 2026 up 240.3% volatile
85 Estonia 29.7% 2026 up 25.0% rising
86 Honduras 29.7% 2026 up 15.2% rising
87 Guinea 29.6% 2026 up 35.1% rising
88 Colombia 29.4% 2026 up 47.9% rising
89 Malta 29.1% 2026 up 126.4% rising
90 Tajikistan 29.0% 2026 up 52.4% rising
91 United States 28.9% 2026 up 49.2% rising
92 Lithuania 28.4% 2026 up 21.2% rising
93 Philippines 28.3% 2026 up 3.9% rising
94 Sierra Leone 28.2% 2026 up 127.3% rising
95 Sudan 27.6% 2019 up 12.5% rising
96 Montenegro 27.2% 2026 up 57.2% rising
97 Afghanistan 27.0% 2022 down 2.5% flat
98 Egypt 26.9% 2026 up 79.8% rising
99 Barbados 26.7% 2026 up 60.0% rising
100 Benin 26.6% 2026 up 268.1% volatile
101 China 26.5% 2026 up 12.4% rising
102 Seychelles 26.5% 2026 down 39.5% falling
103 Djibouti 26.1% 2026 up 105.4% volatile
104 Israel 25.8% 2026 down 3.1% rising
105 Sudan [former] 25.6% 2011 up 192.1% rising
106 Iraq 25.5% 2026 down 3.7% rising
107 Turkmenistan 25.4% 2026 down 1.5% rising
108 Mongolia 25.4% 2026 up 75.5% rising
109 Bulgaria 25.0% 2026 up 22.4% rising
109 Ireland 25.0% 2026 up 53.7% rising
109 Lesotho 25.0% 2026 unchanged rising
109 Palau 25.0% 2026 — volatile
113 Morocco 24.3% 2026 up 43.3% rising
114 Greece 23.9% 2026 up 21.6% rising
115 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% 2026 down 23.1% rising
116 Paraguay 23.8% 2026 up 58.3% rising
117 Mauritania 23.3% 2026 down 7.4% rising
118 Kenya 23.0% 2026 up 16.6% volatile
119 Romania 22.7% 2026 up 65.7% rising
120 Indonesia 22.2% 2026 up 29.9% rising
121 Eritrea 22.0% 2019 unchanged rising
121 Slovak Republic 22.0% 2026 up 17.8% rising
123 Laos 21.9% 2026 down 12.2% rising
123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.9% 2026 down 12.2% rising
125 Panama 21.7% 2026 up 18.7% rising
126 Pakistan 21.7% 2026 up 5.3% falling
127 Togo 21.6% 2026 up 23.0% rising
128 Gabon 21.6% 2026 up 52.3% rising
129 Malawi 21.4% 2026 up 28.6% rising
129 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21.4% 2026 — volatile
131 Ukraine 21.1% 2026 up 74.7% rising
132 Bangladesh 20.9% 2024 up 225.9% volatile
133 Korea 20.8% 2026 up 27.4% rising
133 Republic of Korea 20.8% 2026 up 27.4% rising
135 Azerbaijan 20.8% 2026 up 22.8% rising
136 Eswatini 20.3% 2026 up 229.6% volatile
137 Bahrain 20.0% 2026 up 166.7% volatile
137 Guatemala 20.0% 2026 up 43.7% rising
139 Türkiye 19.9% 2026 up 33.7% rising
139 Türkiye 19.9% 2026 up 33.7% rising
141 Saudi Arabia 19.9% 2026 unchanged volatile
142 Thailand 19.6% 2026 up 221.8% rising
143 Niger 19.6% 2026 up 47.6% volatile
144 Jordan 19.6% 2026 up 63.1% volatile
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.1% 2026 down 11.1% rising
146 Somalia 19.0% 2026 up 37.3% rising
147 Burkina Faso 18.3% 2026 up 93.8% rising
148 Comoros 18.2% 2026 up 500.0% volatile
149 Bahamas 17.9% 2026 up 36.4% falling
150 Russia 17.9% 2026 up 32.2% rising
150 Russian Federation 17.9% 2026 up 32.2% rising
152 Mauritius 17.9% 2026 up 54.5% rising
153 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17.6% 2026 up 8.0% falling
154 Kazakhstan 17.4% 2026 down 33.7% rising
155 Brazil 17.1% 2026 up 72.5% rising
156 Georgia 16.8% 2026 up 48.5% rising
157 Libya 16.5% 2026 up 3.2% rising
158 Madagascar 15.9% 2026 down 22.3% rising
159 Tunisia 15.8% 2026 down 49.6% rising
160 Hungary 15.6% 2026 up 54.3% rising
161 Japan 15.5% 2026 up 63.5% rising
162 Myanmar 15.3% 2022 up 331.9% rising
163 Zambia 15.0% 2026 up 18.2% rising
164 Congo 14.6% 2026 up 98.2% rising
165 Sao Tome and Principe 14.6% 2026 down 20.0% rising
166 Ghana 14.5% 2026 up 32.8% rising
167 Cyprus 14.3% 2026 up 14.3% rising
168 Micronesia 14.2% 2026 up 159.0% volatile
169 India 13.8% 2026 up 15.6% rising
170 Cambodia 13.6% 2026 down 33.1% rising
171 Malaysia 13.6% 2026 up 31.0% rising
172 Cote d'Ivoire 13.4% 2026 up 46.7% rising
172 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% 2026 up 46.7% rising
174 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.8% 2026 up 43.2% rising
175 Belize 12.5% 2026 up 299.4% volatile
176 Marshall Islands 12.1% 2026 up 33.3% volatile
177 Brunei 11.4% 2026 up 25.7% rising
177 Central African Republic 11.4% 2026 up 33.4% rising
177 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% 2026 up 25.7% rising
180 Kiribati 11.1% 2026 up 70.4% rising
181 Liberia 11.0% 2026 unchanged rising
182 Saint Lucia 10.5% 2026 down 36.8% rising
182 Nauru 10.5% 2026 up 100.2% volatile
182 Naoero 10.5% 2026 up 100.2% volatile
185 Guinea-Bissau 9.8% 2025 down 28.6% rising
185 Samoa 9.8% 2026 up 60.1% rising
187 Sri Lanka 9.8% 2026 up 69.2% rising
188 Fiji 9.1% 2026 down 43.2% rising
189 Botswana 9.0% 2026 down 5.9% falling
190 Gambia 8.6% 2026 down 8.6% flat
191 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 7.9% 2006 up 56.6% rising
192 Algeria 7.9% 2026 down 75.1% volatile
193 Polynesia 6.5% 2026 up 45.3% rising
194 Lebanon 6.2% 2026 up 99.7% rising
195 Qatar 6.1% 2026 — volatile
196 Solomon Islands 6.0% 2026 up 200.0% volatile
197 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% 2026 down 47.1% rising
198 Syria 4.9% 2026 down 60.3% falling
198 Syrian Arab Republic 4.9% 2026 down 60.3% falling
200 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.9% 2026 up 58.4% rising
201 Melanesia 4.5% 2026 down 1.8% rising
202 Bhutan 4.3% 2026 down 49.9% rising
203 Nigeria 4.2% 2026 down 24.3% falling
204 Tonga 3.9% 2026 — volatile
205 Maldives 3.2% 2026 down 45.1% falling
206 Kuwait 3.1% 2024 down 33.3% volatile
207 Papua New Guinea 2.7% 2026 unchanged volatile
208 Haiti 2.5% 2020 down 37.7% falling
209 Vanuatu 1.9% 2026 — volatile
210 Oman 0.0% 2026 down 100.0% volatile
210 Tuvalu 0.0% 2026 down 100.0% volatile
210 Yemen 0.0% 2026 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
253 places, 6,475 data points, 2000–2026
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