MEPs' gender balance by country - 1994 Constitutive session

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Gender balance of MEPs by country
Country Women Men
European Union EU 26% 74%
Belgium BE 32% 68%
Denmark DK 44% 56%
Germany DE 35% 65%
Ireland IE 27% 73%
France FR 30% 70%
Italy IT 13% 87%
Luxembourg LU 50% 50%
Netherlands NL 32% 68%
United Kingdom UK 18% 82%
Greece EL 16% 84%
Spain ES 33% 67%
Portugal PT 8% 92%

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