Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of women.
Analysis
In 2025, seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 33.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage of women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.1% | — |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.1% | 24.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 23.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 33.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest seats held by women in national parliaments and governments recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest seats held by women in national parliaments and governments recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2003.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for seats held by women in national parliaments and governments?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is seats held by women in national parliaments and governments rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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