Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 36.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 36.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2001.
That places Portugal 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2026 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 36.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 36.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.7% | 21.3% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 34.8% | 40.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Portugal was 36.5% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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