Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
46
Finland
Lowest
14.3
Cyprus
Median
33.9
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
814
What the numbers show
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 46 in Finland; the lowest is 14.3 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.9, and the mean is 33.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 113.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 9.7%).
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 46 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 46 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 45 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 44.8 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 44.7 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 44.2 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 43.3 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 42.9 | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 41.7 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 37.6 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo* | 37.5 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 12 | France | 37.2 | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 36.6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 36.5 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 36 | 2025 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 35 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34.7 | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 34.3 | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 33.9 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 33.3 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 32.7 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | Liechtenstein | 32 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 30.8 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 30.2 | 2025 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 29.7 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 29.5 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 29.4 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 28.4 | 2025 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 28.4 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 27.8 | 2025 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 25 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 23.9 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 22.7 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 22 | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.3 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 15.6 | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 14.3 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.