Share of women in parliament ipu in Greece
Greece: Share of women in parliament ipu was 22.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Greece, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament ipu in Greece stood at 22.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Greece peaked at 23 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.33, in 1997.
Greece ranks 111th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.33 | — |
| 1998 | 6.33 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.33 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.67 | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 8.67 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.67 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +61.5% |
| 2005 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.67 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 14.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.33 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 17.33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.67 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 21 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.67 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 19.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.33 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.67 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.67 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 21.67 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 21.67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.9 | -0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 22.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 73% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 22.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.42, 69% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +61.5% | 8.67 | 14 |
| 2000 | +36.8% | 6.33 | 8.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.13 | 8.67 | 17.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6 | 17.33 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 21 | 23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Greece?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Greece was 22.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 in 1997.
- How does Greece rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Greece ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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