Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovenia
Slovenia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovenia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 37.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovenia peaked at 37.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Slovenia ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +57.1% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +123.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -5.9% |
| 2026 | 37.8% | +6.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 37.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 37.8% 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 Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +123.1% | 14.4% | 32.2% |
| 2001 | +57.1% | 7.8% | 12.2% |
| 2019 | -33.4% | 36.7% | 24.4% |
| 2023 | +30.8% | 28.9% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 14.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 26.7% | 37.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 38 Uzbekistan 39.2% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 40 Mozambique 38.0% compare
- 42 Serbia 37.6% compare
- 42 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
More gender data for Slovenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 279.92 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,819 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,819 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0231 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 8,437 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 8,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 8,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovenia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Slovenia was 37.8% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Slovenia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Slovenia ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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