MEPs' gender balance by country - 2009 Constitutive session

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

Source: European Parliament