MEPs' gender balance by country - 2009 Constitutive session

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Gender balance of MEPs by country
Country Women Men Other
European Union EU 35% 65% -
Austria AT 41% 59% -
Belgium BE 36% 64% -
Bulgaria BG 41% 59% -
Croatia HR 33% 67% -
Cyprus CY 33% 67% -
Czechia CZ 18% 82% -
Denmark DK 46% 54% -
Estonia EE 50% 50% -
Finland FI 62% 38% -
France FR 44% 56% -
Germany DE 37% 63% -
Greece EL 32% 68% -
Hungary HU 36% 64% -
Ireland IE 15% 85% -
Italy IT 21% 79% -
Latvia LV 38% 62% -
Lithuania LT 25% 75% -
Luxembourg LU 17% 83% -
Malta MT 0% 100% -
Netherlands NL 48% 52% -
Poland PL 22% 78% -
Portugal PT 36% 64% -
Romania RO 36% 64% -
Slovakia SK 38% 62% -
Slovenia SI 29% 71% -
Spain ES 36% 64% -
Sweden SE 56% 44% -
United Kingdom UK 33% 67% -

Source: European Parliament


MEPs' gender balance by year Constitutive session

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Gender balance of MEPs by year
Year Women Men Other
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 40% 60% -

Source: European Parliament