Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania
Romania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania stood at 22.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania peaked at 22.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 118th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | +16.4% |
| 2026 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 22.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 73% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 22.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +50.7% | 13.7% | 20.7% |
| 2001 | +47.1% | 7.3% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.2% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Romania was 22.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Romania ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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