Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SG.GEN.PARL.ZS•% of single or lower chamber seats•1997 → 2025•193 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentWB WDI
Coverage
193
Frequency
yearly
Range
1997 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 11.25%
11.25% – 18.1%
18.1% – 23.01%
23.01% – 29.06%
29.06% – 33.36%
33.36% – 40.37%
> 40.37%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
193 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Countries
193
Median
25.6%
Mean
25.9%
25th pctl
15.8%
75th pctl
35%
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
RwandaCubaMexico
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| RwandaRWA | 63.75% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 55.74% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 54.95% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 50.77% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| AndorraAND | 50% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 50% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 49.12% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 46.03% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 46% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 45.83% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 45.53% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 45.5% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 45.03% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 44.99% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 44.86% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 44.44% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 44.29% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 43.58% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 43.33% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 42.31% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 41.91% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 41.54% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 41.33% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 41.25% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 41.21% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 40.63% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 40.46% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 40.24% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 39.64% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 39.53% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 39.17% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 39.09% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 39% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 38.32% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 38.31% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 38% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 37.37% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 37.2% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 36.17% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 36.11% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 35.65% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 35.56% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 35.52% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 35.38% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 35% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 35% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 35% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 34.05% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 33.94% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 33.89% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 33.55% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 33.51% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 33.5% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 33.33% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 33.11% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 33.09% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 32.75% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 32.38% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 32.36% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 32.32% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 32.13% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 32% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 31.67% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 31.38% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 31.37% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 31.31% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 31.3% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 31.25% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 31.25% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 31% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 31% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 30.52% | 2018 | |
| CanadaCAN | 30.32% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 30.16% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 30.11% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 30.08% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 29.69% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 29.63% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 29.53% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 29.41% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 29.11% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 28.94% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 28.71% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 28.57% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 28.37% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 28.34% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 27.16% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 27.02% | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 26.85% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 26.67% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 26.61% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 26.54% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 26.47% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 26.15% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 25.6% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 25.53% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 25.4% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 25.29% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 25% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 25% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 25% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 24.17% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 23.81% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 23.75% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 23.39% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 23.33% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 23.3% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 22.36% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 22% | 2019 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 21.95% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 21.74% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 21.62% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 21.58% | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 21.43% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 21.43% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 20.86% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 20.33% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 20% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 20% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 19.87% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 19.6% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 19.59% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 19.57% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 19.05% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 18.98% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 18.42% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 18.37% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 18.31% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 18.18% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 18.13% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 17.91% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 17.61% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 17.04% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 16.83% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 16.47% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 16.44% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 15.79% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 15.7% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 15.58% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 15.29% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 15.04% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 14.97% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 14.57% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 14.55% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 14.55% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 14.29% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 14.11% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 13.79% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 13.51% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 13.39% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 13.33% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 12.12% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 11.43% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 11.43% | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 11.11% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 10.96% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 10.53% | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 10.53% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 9.8% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 9.78% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 9.6% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 9.09% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 8.96% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 8.62% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 7.86% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 7.14% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6.25% | 2022 | |
| LebanonLBN | 6.25% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.12% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 6% | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 5.56% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 4.91% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 4.26% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 4.21% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 3.23% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 2.54% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 0% | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)