Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.7% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
7th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2024
All-time low
0.6%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Southern Europe ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7% | — |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2026 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 4 Nicaragua 1.1% compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.0% compare
- 6 Mexico 1.0% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 8 Iceland 0.9% compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 0.9% compare
- 10 Australia 0.9% compare
More gender data for Southern Europe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,937 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 129,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 129,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.168 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 46.99 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.015 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 31.71 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 800 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 34.5% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Southern Europe?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Southern Europe was 0.7% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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