Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 22.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 22.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia peaked at 23.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 121st of 212 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 (%) … number in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2026 | 22.0% | -5.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 70% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +38.1% | 14.0% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More gender data for Slovakia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 788.41 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.042 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 24,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 25,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovakia was 22.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Slovakia ranks 121st out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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