Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria
Austria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 35.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 35.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria peaked at 41.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2000.
Austria ranks 49th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -12.0% |
| 2026 | 35.5% | -1.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 35.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 35.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +26.5% | 26.8% | 33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 26.8% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.9% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 35.5% | 41.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 46 Portugal 36.5% compare
- 47 France 36.2% compare
- 48 Guyana 36.1% compare
- 50 Timor-Leste 35.4% compare
- 50 East Timor 35.4% compare
- 52 Luxembourg 35.0% compare
- 52 San Marino 35.0% compare
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Austria was 35.5% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Austria ranks 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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