Share of women in parliament by country
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
63.8%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
26.6%
Years covered
126
1900–2025
Data points
15,302
What the numbers show
Share of women in parliament is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 63.8% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.6%, and the mean is 26.5%.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 500.7%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Share of women in parliament: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 55.0% | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Bolivia | 50.8% | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% | 2025 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 49.1% | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 46.0% | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 46.0% | 2025 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Finland | 45.5% | 2025 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 45.5% | 2025 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Ecuador | 45.0% | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 45.0% | 2025 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 44.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 44.4% | 2025 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 44.3% | 2025 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 43.6% | 2025 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands | 42.7% | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Namibia | 42.3% | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 42.0% | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 41.9% | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 41.5% | 2025 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 41.3% | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 41.3% | 2025 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 41.2% | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 40.5% | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 40.2% | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Moldova | 40.0% | 2025 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 39.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 39.2% | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 39.1% | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 39.0% | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 38.3% | 2025 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 38.3% | 2025 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 38.0% | 2025 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 37.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 37.4% | 2025 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 37.2% | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 36.9% | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 40 | France | 36.2% | 2025 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Portugal | 35.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 35.6% | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 35.5% | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 44 | East Timor | 35.4% | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 35.1% | 2025 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 35.0% | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 35.0% | 2025 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 34.1% | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 33.9% | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 33.9% | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechia | 33.5% | 2025 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 33.5% | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Chad | 33.5% | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Croatia | 33.1% | 2025 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Italy | 32.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 32.4% | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 56 | South Sudan | 32.4% | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 32.3% | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 31.7% | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Suriname | 31.4% | 2025 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 31.4% | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 31.3% | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 31.3% | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | 31.2% | 2025 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.0% | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 31.0% | 2025 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 67 | Canada | 30.3% | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Jamaica | 30.2% | 2025 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Mali | 30.1% | 2025 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% | 2025 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea | 29.6% | 2025 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | 2025 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 29.4% | 2025 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Malta | 29.1% | 2025 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 28.9% | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 75 | United States | 28.9% | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 28.7% | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 28.6% | 2025 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 28.4% | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 28.3% | 2025 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 27.7% | 2025 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Sudan | 27.6% | 2018 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 27.3% | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 27.2% | 2025 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 27.0% | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 26.7% | 2025 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Benin | 26.6% | 2025 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 88 | China | 26.5% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 88 | Seychelles | 26.5% | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Djibouti | 26.2% | 2025 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 25.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 25.4% | 2025 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Ireland | 25.3% | 2025 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 25.0% | 2025 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Lesotho | 25.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | 24.3% | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | 24.2% | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 23.8% | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 23.4% | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 23.3% | 2025 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Slovakia | 23.3% | 2025 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Greece | 22.9% | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 22.4% | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2025 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea | 22.0% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Laos | 22.0% | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Indonesia | 21.9% | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 21.7% | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Gabon | 21.6% | 2025 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 21.6% | 2025 | up 251.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2025 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Ukraine | 21.2% | 2025 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 20.9% | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 20.8% | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 116 | South Korea | 20.3% | 2025 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 20.0% | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | 20.0% | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkey | 19.9% | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Jordan | 19.6% | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Niger | 19.6% | 2025 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Thailand | 19.6% | 2025 | up 221.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.1% | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Somalia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Comoros | 18.2% | 2025 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Brazil | 18.1% | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 17.9% | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 131 | North Korea | 17.6% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 132 | Pakistan | 17.0% | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 16.8% | 2020 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 16.8% | 2025 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | 16.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Russia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 16.0% | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | 15.8% | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Japan | 15.7% | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Hungary | 15.6% | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | 15.0% | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 14.7% | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Congo | 14.6% | 2025 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Ghana | 14.6% | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.6% | 2025 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 147 | Madagascar | 14.1% | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 148 | India | 13.8% | 2025 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.7% | 2021 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 150 | Cambodia | 13.6% | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Malaysia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% | 2025 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.8% | 2025 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 11.4% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 11.0% | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Syria | 10.8% | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% | 2025 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 9.1% | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Botswana | 9.0% | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Gambia | 8.6% | 2025 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Algeria | 7.9% | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Lebanon | 6.3% | 2025 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Qatar | 6.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 6.0% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Iran | 4.9% | 2025 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 4.3% | 2025 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Nigeria | 4.2% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 168 | Maldives | 3.2% | 2025 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 3.0% | 2022 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Kuwait | 2.0% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 1.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Oman | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.