Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 40.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 40.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium peaked at 42.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 29th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +51.4% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | -7.8% |
| 2026 | 40.7% | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 40.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 40.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +51.4% | 23.3% | 35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 23.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 42.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium was 40.7% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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