MEPs' gender balance by country - 1994 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 Greece Spain Portugal 74% 26% 68% 32% 56% 44% 65% 35% 73% 27% 70% 30% 87% 13% 50% 50% 68% 32% 82% 18% 84% 16% 67% 33% 92% 8% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 26% 74% Belgium BE 32% 68% Denmark DK 44% 56% Germany DE 35% 65% Ireland IE 27% 73% France FR 30% 70% Italy IT 13% 87% Luxembourg LU 50% 50% Netherlands NL 32% 68% United Kingdom UK 18% 82% Greece EL 16% 84% Spain ES 33% 67% Portugal PT 8% 92%
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%
