Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe, 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 Eastern Europe is 24.8%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe peaked at 24.8% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2000.
Eastern Europe ranks 26th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 24.8% | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.9% | 10.2% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More gender data for Eastern Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 39,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.99 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 239,603 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 239,603 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0038 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.79 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.021 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 41.66 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 649 (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 23.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Europe was 24.8% 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eastern Europe ranks 26th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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