Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Belgium
Belgium: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.8% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2023
All-time low
0.8%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Belgium, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.8% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 27th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Belgium?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Belgium was 0.8% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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