Women in national parliament in Germany

Women held 32.4% of seats in the national parliament of Germany in 2025.

Measure: Women in national parliament Unit: % of seats in the single or lower chamber Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2025 32.4% % of seats in the single or lower chamber
Change from 2024 −2.9percentage points 2024: 35.3%
European Union, 2025 33.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 32.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 59th of 184 See the full ranking

Women in national parliament in Germany 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 GermanyEuropean Union
2025 32.4% 33.0%
2024 35.3% 32.6%
2023 35.2% 33.0%
2022 34.9% 32.6%
2021 34.9% 32.7%
2020 31.2% 32.4%
2019 30.9% 31.8%
2018 30.7% 30.5%
2017 30.7% 29.8%
2016 36.5% 28.3%
2015 36.5% 28.3%
2014 36.5% 28.2%
2013 36.5% 27.7%
2012 32.9% 26.0%
2011 32.9% 25.1%
2010 32.8% 24.4%
2009 32.8% 24.5%
2008 32.2% 24.2%
2007 31.6% 23.9%
2006 31.6% 22.9%
2005 31.8% 22.2%
2004 32.8% 22.1%
2003 32.2% 21.4%
2002 32.2% 20.3%
2001 31.1% 19.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.9 percentage points from 35.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.5%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 59th 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 Germany
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