Women in national parliament in United States
Women held 28.9% of seats in the national parliament of United States in 2025.
United States, 2025
28.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
27.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
34.3%
Position in 2025
82nd of 184
Women in national parliament in United States 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.9% | 27.2% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | 27.0% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | 26.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 25.6% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | 24.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | 24.1% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | 22.8% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | 21.8% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | 20.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | 19.8% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | 19.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | 17.9% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | 16.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | 15.2% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | 14.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 28.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by +9.6 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, United States has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 27.2%.