MEPs' gender balance by country - 1979 Constitutive session Men Women > 75 < 25 55 - 75 25 - 45 45 - 55 45 - 55 25 - 45 55 - 75 ≤ 25 ≥ 75 non-EU countries non-EU countries Women Men Chart European Union Belgium Denmark Germany Ireland France Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom 84% 16% 92% 8% 69% 31% 85% 15% 87% 13% 78% 22% 86% 14% 83% 17% 80% 20% 86% 14% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 16% 84% Belgium BE 8% 92% Denmark DK 31% 69% Germany DE 15% 85% Ireland IE 13% 87% France FR 22% 78% Italy IT 14% 86% Luxembourg LU 17% 83% Netherlands NL 20% 80% United Kingdom UK 14% 86%
MEPs' gender balance by year Constitutive session Chart 1979 84.0 16.0 1984 82.0 18.0 1989 81.0 19.0 1994 74.0 26.0 1999 70.0 30.0 2004 69.0 31.0 2009 65.0 35.0 2014 63.0 37.0 2019 59.0 41.0 Gender balance of MEPs by year Year Women Men 1979 16% 84% 1984 18% 82% 1989 19% 81% 1994 26% 74% 1999 30% 70% 2004 31% 69% 2009 35% 65% 2014 37% 63% 2019 41% 59%
