Share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of women in parliament ipu was 25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 25 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria peaked at 26.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.83, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 101st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.83 | — |
| 1998 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.25 | +142.3% |
| 2002 | 26.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.08 | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 22.08 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.67 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.83 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.92 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 24.58 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 20 | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 20.42 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.75 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 23.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.83 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 26.67 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.75 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 24.17 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 24.17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.83 | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 25 | +20.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 80% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.42, 75% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +142.3% | 10.83 | 26.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.83 | 10.83 | 10.83 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.42 | 10.83 | 26.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.33 | 20 | 25.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1 | 20.83 | 26.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Bulgaria was 25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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