Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada
Canada: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Canada recorded 30.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada peaked at 30.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2000.
That places Canada 79th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 30.3% | -1.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 30.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.0% | 30.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 77 Equatorial Guinea 31.0% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.4% compare
- 80 Uruguay 30.3% compare
- 81 Jamaica 30.2% compare
- 82 Zimbabwe 30.1% compare
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Canada was 30.3% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 79th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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