MEPs' gender balance by country - 2019 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 59% 41% 62% 38% 54% 46% 64% 36% 55% 45% 50% 50% 59% 41% 50% 50% 50% 50% 53% 47% 76% 24% 53% 47% 57% 43% 45% 55% 50% 50% 46% 54% 67% 33% 67% 33% 100% 0% 73% 27% 50% 50% 62% 38% 50% 50% 65% 35% 50% 50% 85% 15% 71% 29% 78% 22% 64% 36% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 41% 59% Belgium BE 38% 62% Denmark DK 46% 54% Germany DE 36% 64% Ireland IE 45% 55% France FR 50% 50% Italy IT 41% 59% Luxembourg LU 50% 50% Netherlands NL 50% 50% United Kingdom UK 47% 53% Greece EL 24% 76% Spain ES 47% 53% Portugal PT 43% 57% Sweden SE 55% 45% Austria AT 50% 50% Finland FI 54% 46% Czechia CZ 33% 67% Estonia EE 33% 67% Cyprus CY 0% 100% Lithuania LT 27% 73% Latvia LV 50% 50% Hungary HU 38% 62% Malta MT 50% 50% Poland PL 35% 65% Slovenia SI 50% 50% Slovakia SK 15% 85% Bulgaria BG 29% 71% Romania RO 22% 78% Croatia HR 36% 64%
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%