EIGE

G3a. The proportion of women in local assemblies in the Member States [starting from 2011] bpfa_g_offic_g3__wmid_locpol_from2011

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of total (comparable)
Unit:
Head count
Description:

The Gender Statistics Database (GSD) of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) contains data on the numbers of women and men in key decision-making positions across a number of different life domains. Data may cover international, European, national, regional and local levels and currently include 37 European countries. Data covered the United Kingdom up to 2024. The GSD aims to provide reliable statistics that can be used to monitor the current situation and trends over time.

The domains covered include politics, public administration, judiciary, business and finance, social partners and NGOs, environment, media, science and research, sports, and transport. The decision-making positions covered are specific to each area.

A decision-making position is a position from which it is possible to take or influence a decision:

  • within a domain: at organisational level. This restricts coverage to organisations having a major influence in the domain at the territorial level of interest, which is usually national but can also be international, European, regional or local;
  • within an organisation: at hierarchical level. This restricts coverage to positions within the hierarchy that have a major input to decision-making within the organisation.

WMID Methodological report

The politics domain includes statistics on women and men amongst politicians at the European, national, regional and local levels. Figures include executive bodies (e.g. governments), representative bodies (parliaments and councils) as well as major political parties. Data on local politics cover the mayors/leaders and members of municipal councils or equivalent bodies in each country.

Organisations covered:

  • Local councils: the representative assembly of a municipality, city or town which is taken to be the lowest level of administrative subdivision with self-government and the associated political, administrative, and fiscal powers granted to elected representative bodies. In most countries, this is the municipality.

Positions covered:

  • Mayor or other council leader. In general, municipal councils are led by the mayor. However, in cases where the position of mayor is largely ceremonial with no real political power, the leader of the council is counted instead.
  • Members of the local/municipal council (councillors). Count includes the mayor/leader.

Mapping tables:

Specific keywords:
Beijing, BPfA, Decision making, Power
EU28
EU27_2020
IPA
EEA
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
IS
LI
NO
UK
ME
MK
AL
RS
TR
BA
XK
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2017
2015
2013
2011
EU28
34.9
34.6
34.5
34.4
34.1
32.9
32.1
33
30
30.5
EU27_2020
34.8
34.5
34.5
34.4
34.1
32.8
32.1
33.1
30
30.5
IPA
20.1
20
19.9
18.8
18.8
16.5
15.7
9.3
8
EEA
40.9
40.9
40.9
40.7
40.8
40.8
39.1
38.2
38.1
37.5
BE
38.7
38.6
38.9
38.6
39.2
39.1
35.5
35.6
35.6
35.2
BG
27.2
27.2
27.2
27.2
27.2
25.8
25.4
25.6
25.6
24.9
CZ
29
29
28
28
28
28
27.1
27.1
26.4
26.4
DK
35.1
35.4
35.7
32.4
32.5
32.8
28.5
29.8
31.8
31.8
DE
24.6
23.8
23.8
23
21.7
21.7
21
20.2
19.1
19.1
EE
28.9
28.9
28.9
28.6
28.6
28.6
31.1
31.1
29
29
IE
25.9
26
25.6
25.5
25.5
23.8
21.8
20.4
20
17.3
EL
19.8
18.4
18.6
18.2
17.8
19.1
17.3
17.6
16.5
16.5
ES
42.8
40.9
40.9
40.9
40.8
40.8
35.6
35.2
35.2
34.9
FR
42
42.1
42.2
42.4
42.4
40
38.7
38.7
35
35
HR
31.2
31.2
31.2
31.2
26.3
26.3
19.8
19.8
19.8
17.1
IT
32.6
32.5
32
31.7
31.5
30.5
30.4
26.9
20.8
24.8
CY
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
12.9
12.9
12.9
LV
29.8
29.8
29.8
29.8
33.8
33.8
31.3
31
31
35.8
LT
32.3
31.3
31.3
30.2
29.8
29.8
24.9
24.6
22.4
22.4
LU
31.4
30.1
25.8
25.9
25.9
24.8
22.7
22.2
22.2
21.4
HU
30.5
30.5
31
30.9
30.9
28.8
30.1
30.1
20.1
20.1
MT
26.3
25.9
25.9
26.3
26.3
22.1
22
22
21.2
22.1
NL
34.8
34.8
30.9
30.9
30.8
30.8
28.6
28.6
26.6
26.3
AT
26
26.3
26
24.6
23.1
22.9
23
22
22.1
21.8
PL
33.3
29.5
29.5
29.5
29.5
29.5
26.4
27.4
24.2
24.2
PT
33.9
33.5
33.8
26.6
26.6
26.6
26.6
26.3
28.4
28.4
RO
13.3
13.3
13.3
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
SI
33.8
33.8
32.3
32.3
32.3
32.3
31.8
31.8
22
22
SK
27.1
27.1
26.2
26
26
26
25.8
25.8
FI
40.1
40.1
40.1
40.2
39
39
39.1
36.2
36.2
36.7
SE
42.9
43.1
42.5
43.3
43.3
43.3
43
43.7
43
43
IS
49.9
49
49
45.3
46.5
46.5
44
44
39.8
39.8
LI
34.2
34.8
40.4
36
40.4
39.1
17.3
17.3
27.4
27.4
NO
40.5
40.5
40.5
40.5
40.5
40.5
39
38.2
38.2
37.5
UK
37.3
36.8
35.7
34.2
34.1
34
31.8
30.9
30
29.9
ME
32.1
31.2
31.2
31.2
29.5
25.9
14
MK
36.7
36.7
32.4
32.4
32.4
28.8
28.8
28.8
26.2
AL
43.6
43.6
43.6
43.6
43.6
RS
37.2
37.2
37.2
31.3
31.2
31.2
28.6
28.6
21.2
TR
11
11
11
11
11
10.7
10.7
4.5
4.5
BA
18.9
18.9
18.9
17.9
17.9
XK
35.4
35.2
33.3
33.9
34.7

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable