Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland
Poland: Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments was 29.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland is 29.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland peaked at 29.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2010.
Poland ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.7% | 17.5% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 17.5% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 29.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland?
- Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments in Poland was 29.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest seats held by women in national parliaments and governments recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest seats held by women in national parliaments and governments recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for seats held by women in national parliaments and governments?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is seats held by women in national parliaments and governments rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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