Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece
Greece: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece, 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 Greece is 23.9%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece peaked at 23.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
That places Greece 113th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +61.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 77% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 23.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +61.5% | 8.7% | 14.0% |
| 2001 | +37.0% | 6.3% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 6.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 112 Morocco 24.3% compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% compare
- 115 Paraguay 23.8% compare
- 116 Mauritania 23.3% compare
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Greece was 23.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Greece ranks 113th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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