OECD members - Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in OECD members was 32.42 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 32.42 in 2021, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 1997.

Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (www.ipu.org).

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Year Value
1997 16.00
1998 16.34
1999 17.29
2000 18.05
2001 17.73
2002 19.24
2003 19.51
2004 20.09
2005 20.70
2006 21.10
2007 22.24
2008 22.39
2009 23.09
2010 23.17
2011 23.96
2012 25.03
2013 26.17
2014 26.79
2015 27.84
2016 27.97
2017 28.87
2018 29.87
2019 30.80
2020 31.50
2021 32.42

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making