Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Italy
Italy: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.69 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.69
in 2025
All-time low
0.65
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Italy, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.69 for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
That places Italy 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.65 | — |
| 2022 | 0.66 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.65 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.68 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.69 | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.66, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.62, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Italy
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Italy?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Italy was 0.69 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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