Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland
Poland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 31.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland peaked at 31.5% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 73rd of 210 countries 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +55.1% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +5.9% |
| 2026 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 31.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Poland's 31.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland 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 | +55.1% | 13.0% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 13.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 20.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.3% | 31.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Poland was 31.5% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Poland ranks 73rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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