MEPs' gender balance by country - 2004 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 Sweden Austria Finland Czechia Estonia Cyprus Lithuania Latvia Hungary Malta Poland Slovenia Slovakia Bulgaria Romania 69% 31% 67% 33% 57% 43% 67% 33% 62% 38% 55% 45% 79% 21% 50% 50% 52% 48% 74% 26% 71% 29% 75% 25% 75% 25% 53% 47% 72% 28% 57% 43% 79% 21% 50% 50% 100% 0% 62% 38% 67% 33% 63% 37% 100% 0% 85% 15% 57% 43% 64% 36% 56% 44% 71% 29% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 31% 69% Belgium BE 33% 67% Denmark DK 43% 57% Germany DE 33% 67% Ireland IE 38% 62% France FR 45% 55% Italy IT 21% 79% Luxembourg LU 50% 50% Netherlands NL 48% 52% United Kingdom UK 26% 74% Greece EL 29% 71% Spain ES 25% 75% Portugal PT 25% 75% Sweden SE 47% 53% Austria AT 28% 72% Finland FI 43% 57% Czechia CZ 21% 79% Estonia EE 50% 50% Cyprus CY 0% 100% Lithuania LT 38% 62% Latvia LV 33% 67% Hungary HU 37% 63% Malta MT 0% 100% Poland PL 15% 85% Slovenia SI 43% 57% Slovakia SK 36% 64% Bulgaria BG 44% 56% Romania RO 29% 71%
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%
