Only 14.3 per cent of MPs in the Cypriot government are women, ranking Cyprus the lowest among all EU countries according to a recent Eurostat study.
At 14.6 per cent, Hungary ranked second to last, only slightly surpassing Cyprus, with Romania, at 19.5 per cent the countries report the lowest share of women in the national parliament in the EU.
Northern EU-countries had the highest share of female representatives. Sweden ranked first at 45.6 per cent, followed by Finland at 45.5 per cent and Denmark with 44.7 per cent.
On average, the share of women in national parliaments in the EU increased to 33.4 per cent in 2024 marking a 5.6 per cent increase since 2014.
On a governmental level, figures increased even more with 35.1 per cent of women holding national government seats compared to 27.7 per cent in 2014.
Finland is leading the EU-ranking with a share of 60 per cent of government members being female. Meanwhile in Hungary, the share of female participation in the government amounted to zero.
Source: Cyprus Mail