Lower middle 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 Lower middle income was 21.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 21.84 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.50 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 | 7.50 |
1998 | 8.17 |
1999 | 8.41 |
2000 | 8.15 |
2001 | 8.90 |
2002 | 10.38 |
2003 | 10.29 |
2004 | 10.79 |
2005 | 11.89 |
2006 | 12.10 |
2007 | 13.27 |
2008 | 14.75 |
2009 | 15.86 |
2010 | 15.75 |
2011 | 16.12 |
2012 | 17.81 |
2013 | 18.42 |
2014 | 19.77 |
2015 | 20.04 |
2016 | 20.19 |
2017 | 20.07 |
2018 | 19.88 |
2019 | 20.03 |
2020 | 21.84 |
2021 | 21.49 |
Classification
Topic: Gender Indicators
Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making