The line graph displays how the proportion of members of parliament who are female is distributed across European countries between 2000 and 2012.
Overall, the proportion of female members of parliament showed an upward trend in Spain, Belgium, and Italy from 2000 to 2012. However, this figure stood constantly over the period in Germany and England.
The number of females in parliament significantly increased in Italy between 2000 and 2012, starting with around 2.5% to approximately 22.5%, although it remained stable until 2004. However, the number of females in parliament went up in Spain and Belgium in 2004, reaching from around 22.5% to 32.5% for Belgium and from around 26% to roughly 36%, respectively. While the proportion of female members of parliament slightly decreased in Spain from around 36% to roughly 35% from 2004 to 2012, this figure rose in Germany, starting with less than 35% to more than 37%.
Regarding the percentage of female members of parliament in the UK, it stood at around 17% for the UK until 2004, while in Germany, this figure slightly increased by around 1% during the same period. However, the number of females in the UK parliament slightly increased by roughly 2.5% between 2004 and 2008, while this figure in Germany remained at 31% in the same period. The number of females in the UK parliament continued to increase from around 20% to approximately 22.5%, showing stable growth from 2004 to 2010, while Germany showed a slight increase in the proportion of female members in parliament from around 31% to roughly 33% du