Female Members of the European Parliament

The share of women in the national parliaments of current EU Member States rose from 16 to 28 % between 1995 and 2017. In the European Parliament, this figure is even higher.
The Slovenian and Belgian parliaments marked the most significant increase with 29 and 27 % respectively.
14 of the 20 countries with the highest share of women in national parliaments in 2017 are not in Europe.