Share of women in parliament by country
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
63.8%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
25.6%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,259
What the numbers show
Share of women in parliament is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 63.8% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.6%, and the mean is 25.8%.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Share of women in parliament: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.8% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 54.9% | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50.8% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Andorra | 50.0% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% | 2025 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 49.1% | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 46.0% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 46.0% | 2025 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 11 | Monaco | 45.8% | 2025 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 45.5% | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 45.5% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 45.0% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 45.0% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 44.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 44.4% | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 44.3% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 43.6% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 43.3% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 21 | Namibia | 42.3% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 41.9% | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 41.5% | 2025 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 41.3% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 41.2% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 41.2% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Dominica | 40.6% | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.5% | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 40.2% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 30 | Burundi | 39.6% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 39.6% | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 39.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 39.2% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 34 | Angola | 39.1% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 39.0% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 36 | Armenia | 38.3% | 2025 | up 258.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 38.3% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% | 2025 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 37.4% | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 37.2% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 41 | France | 36.2% | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guyana | 36.1% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 35.7% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 35.6% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 35.5% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 35.4% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 35.0% | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 35.0% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 47 | San Marino | 35.0% | 2025 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 34.1% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 33.9% | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 33.9% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 33.5% | 2025 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 54 | Chad | 33.5% | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Czechia | 33.5% | 2025 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.3% | 2025 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 33.1% | 2025 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 33.1% | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Italy | 32.8% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 32.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 61 | South Sudan | 32.4% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 62 | Singapore | 32.3% | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 63 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 32.1% | 2025 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 64 | Liechtenstein | 32.0% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 31.7% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 31.4% | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 67 | Suriname | 31.4% | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 31.3% | 2025 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 69 | Poland | 31.3% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 70 | Grenada | 31.2% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.2% | 2025 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.0% | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 31.0% | 2025 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 74 | Sudan | 30.5% | 2018 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 75 | Canada | 30.3% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 30.2% | 2025 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 78 | Mali | 30.1% | 2025 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 29.7% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 29.6% | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | 2025 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 82 | Colombia | 29.4% | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 29.1% | 2025 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 84 | United States | 28.9% | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 85 | Estonia | 28.7% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 28.6% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 28.4% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 88 | Philippines | 28.3% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 27.2% | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 27.0% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 91 | Egypt | 26.8% | 2025 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 26.7% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 26.6% | 2025 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 26.5% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 95 | Seychelles | 26.5% | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 96 | Djibouti | 26.2% | 2025 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 98 | Iraq | 25.5% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 25.4% | 2025 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 100 | Ireland | 25.3% | 2025 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 25.0% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 101 | Lesotho | 25.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Palau | 25.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | 24.3% | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 24.2% | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 107 | Paraguay | 23.8% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 108 | Kenya | 23.4% | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | 23.3% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritania | 23.3% | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 111 | Greece | 22.9% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 112 | Romania | 22.4% | 2025 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 22.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.0% | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 115 | Indonesia | 21.9% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 21.7% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 21.6% | 2025 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Gabon | 21.6% | 2025 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 21.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 121 | Ukraine | 21.2% | 2025 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 20.9% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | 20.3% | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 125 | Bahrain | 20.0% | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Guatemala | 20.0% | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 127 | Türkiye | 19.9% | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Thailand | 19.6% | 2025 | up 221.7% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 19.6% | 2025 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Jordan | 19.6% | 2025 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 133 | Somalia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 134 | Bahamas | 18.4% | 2025 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2025 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% | 2025 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 137 | Comoros | 18.2% | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Brazil | 18.1% | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 17.9% | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 140 | North Korea | 17.6% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 141 | Pakistan | 17.0% | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 142 | Georgia | 16.8% | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 143 | Libya | 16.5% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 16.4% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 145 | Tunisia | 15.8% | 2025 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 146 | Japan | 15.7% | 2025 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 147 | Hungary | 15.6% | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 148 | Myanmar | 15.3% | 2021 | up 331.5% | rising |
| 149 | Togo | 15.0% | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 150 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 151 | Congo | 14.6% | 2025 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 152 | Ghana | 14.5% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 14.3% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 155 | Madagascar | 14.1% | 2025 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 156 | India | 13.8% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 157 | Cambodia | 13.6% | 2025 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 158 | Malaysia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 159 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.4% | 2025 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 161 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.8% | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 12.5% | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Marshall Islands | 12.1% | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.4% | 2025 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 11.4% | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 11.1% | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | 11.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 168 | Naoero | 10.5% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.8% | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 170 | Samoa | 9.8% | 2025 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 173 | Fiji | 9.1% | 2025 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 174 | Botswana | 9.0% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 175 | Gambia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 176 | Algeria | 7.9% | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Lebanon | 6.2% | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 178 | Qatar | 6.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 181 | Syria | 4.9% | 2025 | down 60.3% | flat |
| 182 | Iran | 4.9% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 183 | Bhutan | 4.3% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Nigeria | 4.2% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 185 | Tonga | 3.8% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Maldives | 3.2% | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 187 | Kuwait | 3.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Haiti | 2.5% | 2019 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 1.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Oman | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.