Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia
Croatia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia is 32.7%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia peaked at 33.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Croatia 64th 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | — |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +62.1% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 32.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 32.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +62.1% | 19.2% | 31.1% |
| 2016 | -41.0% | 25.8% | 15.2% |
| 2017 | +30.5% | 15.2% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 15.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 19.2% | 33.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.5301 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Croatia was 32.7% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Croatia ranks 64th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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