Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments by country
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
63.75
Rwanda
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
25.75
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
5,023
What the numbers show
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 63.75 in Rwanda; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.75, and the mean is 25.54.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,307.3%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.75 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 53.85 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 50.2 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 4 | Andorra | 50 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 2024 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 49.12 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 46.7 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia | 46.15 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 46.03 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 46 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 11 | Monaco | 45.83 | 2024 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 45.53 | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 45.25 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 44.7 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 44.38 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 44.29 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 43.07 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 42.41 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 41.33 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 41.31 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 41.21 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Moldova | 40.82 | 2024 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 40.62 | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 40.46 | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 39.55 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 39.44 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mozambique | 39.2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 39.17 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 38.89 | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 38.67 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 38.5 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 38.46 | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 33 | Burundi | 38.21 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 38 | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 38 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 38 | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 37.78 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 38 | Dominica | 37.5 | 2024 | up 190.6% | rising |
| 39 | Tanzania | 37.4 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 36.84 | 2024 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 36.45 | 2024 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 36.07 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 43 | France | 36.05 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 35.71 | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 35.48 | 2024 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 46 | East Timor | 35.38 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 35.33 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 48 | San Marino | 35 | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 33.93 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 33.89 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 33.64 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 33.33 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 33.11 | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 33.09 | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 32.61 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 56 | South Sudan | 32.36 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 32.25 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 32 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 32 | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 31.67 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 61 | Suriname | 31.37 | 2024 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 62 | Grenada | 31.25 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.25 | 2024 | up 368.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Mali | 30.66 | 2024 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Canada | 30.65 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 66 | Vietnam | 30.63 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 67 | Sudan | 30.52 | 2018 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 29.7 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 29.63 | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 70 | Poland | 29.57 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 29.53 | 2024 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 29.41 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 73 | Singapore | 29.29 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | Iraq | 28.88 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 75 | United States | 28.74 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.57 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 28.37 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 28.28 | 2024 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 28.09 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 28 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 81 | Malta | 27.85 | 2024 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 82 | Egypt | 27.7 | 2024 | up 1,307.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Jamaica | 27.42 | 2024 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 27.34 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 85 | Philippines | 27.33 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 27.16 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 27.02 | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 26.98 | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 89 | Barbados | 26.67 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 26.61 | 2024 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 91 | China | 26.54 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 92 | Djibouti | 26.15 | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Chad | 26.11 | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Czechia | 26 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 25.9 | 2022 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 25.6 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 97 | Gabon | 25.51 | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 98 | Mongolia | 25.4 | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 99 | Ireland | 25.29 | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 100 | Israel | 25 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 100 | Lesotho | 25 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 100 | Palau | 25 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Morocco | 24.3 | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 23.75 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritania | 23.3 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 106 | Kenya | 23.28 | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Greece | 23 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 22.67 | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 108 | Slovakia | 22.67 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 110 | Venezuela | 22.16 | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 111 | Eritrea | 22 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Laos | 21.95 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.74 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 114 | Eswatini | 21.62 | 2024 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Panama | 21.43 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.11 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 21.09 | 2024 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 118 | Indonesia | 21.03 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 20.86 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 20.83 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 20.8 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 122 | Malawi | 20.73 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 123 | Seychelles | 20.59 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 124 | Bahrain | 20 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 20 | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 124 | South Korea | 20 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 19.87 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Turkey | 19.87 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Somalia | 19.64 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 130 | Jordan | 19.57 | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritius | 19.4 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 132 | Thailand | 19.4 | 2024 | up 218.5% | rising |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 19.39 | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 134 | Romania | 19.21 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.05 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 136 | Togo | 18.58 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 18.31 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bahamas | 17.95 | 2024 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 139 | Brazil | 17.54 | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 140 | Pakistan | 17.04 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 141 | Comoros | 16.67 | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 16.47 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 143 | Russia | 16.44 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 15.95 | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 145 | Japan | 15.7 | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 146 | Tunisia | 15.69 | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 15.62 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 15.38 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Myanmar | 15.29 | 2021 | up 331.5% | rising |
| 150 | Zambia | 14.97 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 14.57 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 152 | Congo | 14.57 | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 153 | Ghana | 14.55 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.55 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 14.29 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 156 | India | 13.65 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 157 | Cambodia | 13.6 | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 158 | Malaysia | 13.51 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.39 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 161 | Samoa | 12.96 | 2024 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 12.12 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei | 11.76 | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 11.43 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 165 | Kiribati | 11.11 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 11.11 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | 10.96 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.8 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 170 | Syria | 9.6 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 171 | Fiji | 9.09 | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 172 | Botswana | 8.7 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 173 | Gambia | 8.62 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 174 | Algeria | 7.86 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 7.14 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Lebanon | 6.25 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.56 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 179 | Iran | 4.83 | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 180 | Qatar | 4.44 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Bhutan | 4.26 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Nigeria | 3.91 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 183 | Maldives | 3.23 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 184 | Kuwait | 3.08 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 186 | Haiti | 2.54 | 2019 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 1.96 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Yemen | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro Area (EA) 33.99
About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.