Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 23.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 23.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2003.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.6% | — |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.5% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 40 Serbia 37.2% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 93.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 23.1% in 2025, 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.