Share of women in parliament in Serbia
Serbia: Share of women in parliament was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Serbia, 2006–2025
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 Serbia stood at 37.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Serbia peaked at 39.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
That places Serbia 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.0% | — |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +70.0% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 21.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.8% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 41 France 36.2% compare
- 42 Guyana 36.1% compare
- 43 Portugal 35.7% compare
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 31,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Serbia?
- Share of women in parliament in Serbia was 37.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for share of women in parliament?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.