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 |
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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