Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Ireland
Ireland: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
98th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2025
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Ireland, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2026, ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Ireland stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
That places Ireland 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +9.2% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 81% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Ireland?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Ireland was 0.5% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Ireland ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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