Share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of women in parliament ipu was 39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 39 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland peaked at 42.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21, in 1997.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21 | — |
| 1998 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.5 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 23 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.5 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 28.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 29 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.5 | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.5 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | +1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 39 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.42, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +27.7% | 32.5 | 41.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5 | 21 | 22.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.5 | 23 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9 | 28.5 | 41.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.25 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 32 Tanzania 39.53 compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.17 compare
- 34 Angola 39.09 compare
- 36 Armenia 38.32 compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.31 compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38 compare
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Switzerland was 39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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