Share of women in parliament in Ireland
Ireland: Share of women in parliament was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Ireland, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 25.3% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Ireland peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1997.
Ireland ranks 100th 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 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.0% | — |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 28,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 28,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Ireland?
- Share of women in parliament in Ireland was 25.3% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1997.
- How does Ireland rank for share of women in parliament?
- Ireland ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.