Share of women in parliament in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of women in parliament was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Russian Federation, 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
Russian Federation recorded 16.4% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Russian Federation peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2001.
Russian Federation ranks 144th 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2% | — |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 6 |
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More gender data for Russian Federation
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 120,569 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Russian Federation?
- Share of women in parliament in Russian Federation was 16.4% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2001.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of women in parliament?
- Russian Federation ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.