Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:SG.GEN.PARL.ZS•% of single or lower chamber seats•1997 → 2024•193 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
193
Frequency
yearly
Range
1997 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 11.92%
11.92% – 18.26%
18.26% – 22.3%
22.3% – 27.62%
27.62% – 32.68%
32.68% – 39.19%
> 39.19%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Countries
50
Median
40%
Mean
41.8%
25th pctl
37.8%
75th pctl
45.5%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
RwandaCubaMexico
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| RwandaRWA | 63.75% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 55.74% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 53.85% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 50.2% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 50% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 50% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 49.12% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 46.7% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 46.15% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 46.03% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 46% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 45.83% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 45.53% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 45.25% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 44.7% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 44.38% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 44.29% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 43.07% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 42.41% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 41.33% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 41.31% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 41.21% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 40.82% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 40.63% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 40.46% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 39.55% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 39.44% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 39.2% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 39.17% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 38.89% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 38.67% | 2024 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 38.5% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 38.46% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 38.21% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 38% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 38% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 38% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 37.78% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 37.5% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 37.4% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 36.84% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 36.45% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 36.07% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 36.05% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 35.71% | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 35.48% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 35.38% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 35.33% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 35% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 33.93% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)