Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Romania
Romania: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.4 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Romania, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.4 ratio for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
That places Romania 48th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.35 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.35 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.35 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.33 ratio | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.38 ratio | +15.2% |
| 2026 | 0.4 ratio | +5.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.4 ratio is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.66 ratio, 61% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.4 ratio is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.62 ratio, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Romania?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Romania was 0.4 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 ratio in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 ratio in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by 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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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), Upper Chamber.