Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia
Czechia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia stood at 33.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia peaked at 33.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2000.
That places Czechia 60th 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2026 | 33.5% | +31.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 33.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 33.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +41.9% | 15.5% | 22.0% |
| 2026 | +31.4% | 25.5% | 33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 22.5% | 33.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,965 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,965 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.0155 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Czechia was 33.5% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Czechia ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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