MEPs' gender balance by country - 2014 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 Administrative boundaries: © EuroGeographics © UN–FAO © Turkstat Cartography: Eurostat – IMAGE, 10/2023 Malta 0 10 Canarias (ES) 0 100 Açores (PT) 0 50 Madeira (PT) 0 20 Guadeloupe (FR) 0 20 Martinique (FR) 0 20 Guyane (FR) 0 100 Réunion (FR) 0 20 Mayotte (FR) 0 10 Women Men Chart European Union Belgium Denmark Germany Ireland France Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Greece Spain Portugal Sweden Austria Finland Czechia Estonia Cyprus Lithuania Latvia Hungary Malta Poland Slovenia Slovakia Bulgaria Romania Croatia 63% 37% 71% 29% 62% 38% 64% 36% 45% 55% 58% 42% 60% 40% 67% 33% 58% 42% 59% 41% 76% 24% 59% 41% 62% 38% 45% 55% 56% 44% 46% 54% 62% 38% 50% 50% 83% 17% 91% 9% 63% 37% 81% 19% 33% 67% 76% 24% 63% 37% 69% 31% 71% 29% 69% 31% 55% 45% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 37% 63% Belgium BE 29% 71% Denmark DK 38% 62% Germany DE 36% 64% Ireland IE 55% 45% France FR 42% 58% Italy IT 40% 60% Luxembourg LU 33% 67% Netherlands NL 42% 58% United Kingdom UK 41% 59% Greece EL 24% 76% Spain ES 41% 59% Portugal PT 38% 62% Sweden SE 55% 45% Austria AT 44% 56% Finland FI 54% 46% Czechia CZ 38% 62% Estonia EE 50% 50% Cyprus CY 17% 83% Lithuania LT 9% 91% Latvia LV 37% 63% Hungary HU 19% 81% Malta MT 67% 33% Poland PL 24% 76% Slovenia SI 37% 63% Slovakia SK 31% 69% Bulgaria BG 29% 71% Romania RO 31% 69% Croatia HR 45% 55%
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%