MEPs' gender balance by country - 1989 Constitutive session

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Gender balance of MEPs by country
Country Women Men
European Union EU 19% 81%
Belgium BE 17% 83%
Denmark DK 38% 62%
Germany DE 31% 69%
Ireland IE 7% 93%
France FR 23% 77%
Italy IT 12% 88%
Luxembourg LU 50% 50%
Netherlands NL 28% 72%
United Kingdom UK 15% 85%
Greece EL 4% 96%
Spain ES 15% 85%
Portugal PT 13% 87%

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