Share of women in parliament in Romania
Romania: Share of women in parliament was 22.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Romania, 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
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Romania stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Romania peaked at 22.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 112th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.3% | — |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 93,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 89,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Romania?
- Share of women in parliament in Romania was 22.4% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for share of women in parliament?
- Romania ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.