As of January 2023, the female representation in the parliament of Russia, or the Federal Assembly, was recorded at 18.3 percent of the total number of available seats. In the State Duma, which was the lower house of the parliament, 16.7 percent of seats were occupied by women. Since 2014, the share of women in national parliaments has gradually increased in Russia.
Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution
Characteristic
Federal Assembly
Federation Council
State Duma
2023
18.3%
22.3%
16.7%
2022
17.9%
21.8%
16.4%
2021
17.2%
19.5%
16.3%
2020
16.5%
17.2%
16.3%
2019
16.7%
18.3%
16.1%
2018
16.4%
17.8%
15.9%
2017
16.2%
17.1%
15.8%
2016
14.4%
16.5%
13.6%
2015
14.4%
17.1%
13.3%
2014
12.4%
7.9%
14%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of womenFederal AssemblyFederation CouncilState Duma2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (March 1, 2023). Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Share of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Share of seats held by women in national parliaments in Russia from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2023, by institution [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123939/share-of-women-in-parliaments-in-russia/
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