Women in parliament in Australia

46.0%

% of lower/single chamber seats · 2025

10th highest of 184 countries

In 2015: 26.7%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. United Arab Emirates 50.0%
  2. Costa Rica 49.1%
  3. Iceland 46.0%
  4. Australia 46.0%
  5. Monaco 45.8%
  6. New Zealand 45.5%
  7. Finland 45.5%

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About the data

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Unit
% of lower/single chamber seats
Years
1997–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0