Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia, 2007–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia stood at 37.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2007.
That places Serbia 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20.4% | — |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2026 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 37.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 37.6% 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 Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +50.9% | 22.0% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 21.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 34.8% | 40.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 39 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 40 Mozambique 38.0% compare
- 41 Slovenia 37.8% compare
- 42 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 45 Latvia 37.0% compare
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Serbia was 37.6% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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