Share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium
Belgium: Share of women in parliament ipu was 41.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium is 41.33, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium peaked at 42.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.67, in 1997.
Belgium ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.67 | — |
| 1998 | 12.67 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.33 | +84.2% |
| 2000 | 23.33 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.33 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.33 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.33 | +51.4% |
| 2004 | 34.67 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.33 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 39.33 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 38 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.33 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 41.33 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 42 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.67 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 42.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.33 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 41.33 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 41.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 41.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.42, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +84.2% | 12.67 | 23.33 |
| 2003 | +51.4% | 23.33 | 35.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.22 | 12.67 | 23.33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.8 | 23.33 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.93 | 38 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.89 | 41.33 | 42.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Belgium was 41.33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.67 in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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