MEPs' gender balance by country - 1984 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 82% 18% 83% 17% 62% 38% 80% 20% 87% 13% 79% 21% 90% 10% 50% 50% 72% 28% 85% 15% 92% 8% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 18% 82% Belgium BE 17% 83% Denmark DK 38% 62% Germany DE 20% 80% Ireland IE 13% 87% France FR 21% 79% Italy IT 10% 90% Luxembourg LU 50% 50% Netherlands NL 28% 72% United Kingdom UK 15% 85% Greece EL 8% 92%
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%