Low income - 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 Low income was 24.07 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 24.07 in 2021, while its lowest value was 10.40 in 1998.

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 10.87
1998 10.40
2000 12.16
2001 12.48
2002 13.68
2003 13.03
2004 14.52
2005 16.64
2006 17.00
2007 17.18
2008 17.19
2009 16.76
2010 17.76
2011 19.38
2012 19.71
2013 20.23
2014 19.47
2015 21.61
2016 21.86
2017 22.05
2018 21.90
2019 21.98
2020 22.49
2021 24.07

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making