G7. The proportion and number of women and men among the leaders and deputy leaders of major political parties in Member States bpfa_g_offic_g7__wmid_polpart

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, transport, COVID-19, and EU funding. 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 major political parties cover the leader(s) and deputy leader(s) of major political parties in each country.

Organisations covered:

  • Major political parties: political parties with at least 5% of seats in the national parliament (either of the upper or lower houses in case of a bicameral system) at the time of observation (i.e. beginning of the data collection).

A political party is defined as an organised group of people with some common political aims and opinions that seek to influence public policy, usually by trying to get candidates elected to public office. Independents and coalitions are not included in the database. Coalitions are formal or informal groups of political parties. Only their constituent members are treated individually.

Positions covered:

  • Leader(s)
  • Deputy leader(s)

Mapping tables:

Specific keywords:
Beijing, BPfA, Decision making, Power
UK
IS
DE
NO
PT
EEA
LU
BE
NL
AL
BG
IE
PL
ES
SE
CY
DK
EL
IT
LI
TR
EU27_2020
EE
LV
FI
FR
IPA
AT
BA
HR
CZ
HU
XK
LT
MT
ME
MK
RO
RS
SK
SI
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
UK
0
0
25
20
20
50
50
50
25
0
0
0
0
0
IS
66.7
50
66.7(z)
50
33.3
33.3
42.9
42.9
20
20
20
40
0
25
25
DE
40
33.3
36.4
33.3
36.4
36.4
40
40
42.9
42.9
42.9
42.9
37.5
28.6
37.5
NO
60
60
60
40
40
40
40
40
50
50
50
50
50
50
66.7
PT
0
0
0
0
33.3
33.3
40
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
EEA
47.4
43.8
50
37.5
31.3
31.3
35.3
35.3
26.7
26.7
31.3
37.5
23.1
33.3
41.7
LU
42.9
44.4
37.5
50
33.3
33.3
20
33.3
33.3
33.3
16.7
20
20
16.7
16.7
BE
11.1
25
16.7
18.2
18.2
27.3
30
30
30
30
22.2
20
20
9.1
27.3
NL
37.5
37.5
44.4
33.3
40
33.3
14.3
28.6
28.6
42.9
28.6
28.6
14.3
42.9
42.9
AL
0
0
33.3
25
25
25
BG
0
14.3
14.3
14.3
20
25
25
25
25
40
20
0
0
0
0
IE
60
40
40
40
20
20
25
25
0
25
25
0
0
0
0
PL
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
ES
25
25
40
40
33.3
25
20
25
0
33.3
50
0
0
0
0
SE
50
50
50
57.1
57.1
42.9
28.6
25
37.5
37.5
37.5
22.2
22.2
22.2
22.2
CY
16.7
20
16.7
0
20
20
20
20
16.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
DK
57.1
42.9
37.5
50(z)
50
33.3
20
20
20(z)
20(z)
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
EL
0
0
25
25
25
25
20
20
20
20
0
0
0
25
25
IT
40
40
40
20
28.6
28.6
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LI
25
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
0
0
20
20
0
0
0
TR
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
20
20
20
20
0
20
20
0
EU27_2020
26.2
25.8
26.8
26
26.1
21.5
16.2
17.5
16
18.6
17.3
13.5
12.1
13.1
16
EE
16.7
16.7
16.7
20
20
20
20
16.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LV
25
12.5
12.5
0
12.5
0
0
16.7
11.1
22.2
22.2
16.7
16.7
16.7
11.1
FI
50
66.7
83.3
83.3
66.7
50
16.7
14.3
16.7
0
0
16.7
16.7
40
42.9
FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14.3
0
0
0
0
0
33.3
33.3
IPA
5.6
6.3
9.1
8.8
8.6
5.6
6.7
5.9
5.6
0
7.1
7.1
0
AT
20
20
40
40
40
40
50
0
25
25
25
25
20
20
20
BA
0
0
0
0
0
0
HR
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
50
CZ
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HU
16.7
33.3
16.7
14.3
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
XK
0
0
0
0
0
0
LT
33.3
42.9
42.9
42.9
33.3
16.7
0
0
0
0
14.3
14.3
0
0
0
MT
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ME
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MK
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RO
42.9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14.3
16.7
33.3
20
20
0
0
RS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SK
0
0
0
0
16.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SI
20
20
20
25
37.5
25
12.5
0
20
20
20
16.7
16.7
0
14.3

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