Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh, 1997–2023
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 20.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh peaked at 20.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.1% | — |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -78.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +639.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +192.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +639.1% | 2.0% | 14.8% |
| 2009 | +192.9% | 6.3% | 18.6% |
| 2002 | -78.0% | 9.1% | 2.0% |
| 2008 | -58.0% | 15.1% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 2.0% | 18.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bangladesh was 20.9% in 2023, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bangladesh ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.