Women in national parliament in Portugal
Women held 35.7% of seats in the national parliament of Portugal in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
35.7%
Change from 2024
+3.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
33.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
32.8%
Position in 2025
43rd of 184
Women in national parliament in Portugal 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.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7% | 33.0% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | 32.6% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | 33.0% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | 32.6% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | 32.7% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | 32.4% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | 31.8% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | 30.5% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | 29.8% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | 28.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | 28.2% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | 27.7% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | 26.0% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | 25.1% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | 24.4% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | 24.5% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | 24.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | 23.9% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | 22.2% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | 22.1% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | 21.4% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | 20.3% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 19.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 32.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 33.0%.