Share of women in parliament in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of women in parliament was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Ukraine, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Ukraine is 21.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Ukraine peaked at 21.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1997.
Ukraine ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +105.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +66.9% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 118 Gabon 21.6% compare
- 119 Malawi 21.4% compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.4% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 20.8% compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 20.3% compare
More gender data for Ukraine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,430 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 121,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 126,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 124,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 118,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 123,033 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 129,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 134,710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Ukraine?
- Share of women in parliament in Ukraine was 21.2% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of women in parliament?
- Ukraine ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.