European populist parties have more than doubled their vote share in the last 30 years

Vote share of parties by classification in 31 European countries, weighted by population

30%

Far-left

Far-left

populist

25

20

15

10

Other populist

5

Far-right

Far-right populist

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

30%

Far-left

Far-left populist

25

20

15

Other populist

10

5

Far-right

Far-right populist

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Party classification from The PopuList 3.0, Vote share data from ParlGov and World Bank