Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 193
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- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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Inter-Parliamentary Union
Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), uri: https://data.ipu.org/women-ranking/, note: For the year of 1998, the data is as of August 10, 1998., type: Excel, date accessed: 2026-03-29
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2025 | 35 | percent |
| Algeria | 2025 | 7.86 | percent |
| Andorra | 2025 | 50 | percent |
| Angola | 2025 | 39.09 | percent |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2025 | 5.56 | percent |
| Argentina | 2025 | 41.25 | percent |
| Armenia | 2025 | 38.32 | percent |
| Australia | 2025 | 46 | percent |
| Austria | 2025 | 35.52 | percent |
| Azerbaijan | 2025 | 20.80 | percent |
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