Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in World
World: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 27.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in World, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 27.4% 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in World peaked at 27.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2000.
That places World 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2026, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in World?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in World was 27.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- World ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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