Women in national parliament in Austria

Women held 35.5% of seats in the national parliament of Austria in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Women in national parliament Unit: % of seats in the single or lower chamber Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Austria, 2025 35.5% % of seats in the single or lower chamber
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 36.1%
European Union, 2025 33.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 32.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 45th of 184 See the full ranking

Women in national parliament in Austria over time

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% of seats in the single or lower chamber. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Women in national parliament (% of seats in the single or lower chamber), 2001 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 35.5% 33.0%
2024 36.1% 32.6%
2023 41.0% 33.0%
2022 41.0% 32.6%
2021 40.4% 32.7%
2020 39.3% 32.4%
2019 39.3% 31.8%
2018 34.4% 30.5%
2017 34.4% 29.8%
2016 30.6% 28.3%
2015 30.6% 28.3%
2014 32.2% 28.2%
2013 33.3% 27.7%
2012 27.9% 26.0%
2011 27.9% 25.1%
2010 27.9% 24.4%
2009 27.9% 24.5%
2008 27.3% 24.2%
2007 32.8% 23.9%
2006 32.2% 22.9%
2005 33.9% 22.2%
2004 33.9% 22.1%
2003 33.9% 21.4%
2002 – 20.3%
2001 26.8% 19.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 36.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 30.6%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 45th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 33.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SG.GEN.PARL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Inter-Parliamentary Union